Molecular epidemiology of invasive neonatal streptococcus agalactiae isolates in Germany

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 903-906

  Von Both, Ulrich ^a   John, Andrea ^a   Fluegge, Kirsten ^a   Siedler, Anette ^b   Berner, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Germany; Invasive; Neonatal; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE); Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 54049157542     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318178d1ff     Document Type: Article

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