High genetic diversity of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates from two children attending a day care center

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3817-3821

  LaCross, Nathan C ^a   Marrs, Carl F ^a   Patel, Mayuri ^b   Sandstedt, Sara A ^a   Gilsdorf, Janet R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Women's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DAY CARE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROAT;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; PHARYNX; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 55849122578     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00940-08     Document Type: Article

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