Molecular epidemiology of francisella tularensis in the United States

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 863-870

  Kugeler, Kiersten J ^a   Mead, Paul S ^a   Janusz, Aimee M ^a   Staples, J Erin ^a   Kubota, Kristy A ^a   Chalcraft, Linda G ^a   Petersen, Jeannine M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TULAREMIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TULAREMIA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63649152655     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597261     Document Type: Article

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