Role of biofilm formation in the persistent colonization of Haemophilus influenzae in children from northern India

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1428-1432

  Sekhar, Sasanka ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Chakraborti, Anuradha ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOFILM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SEROTYPING;

BIOFILMS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NASOPHARYNX; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE;

EID: 70350519875     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.010355-0     Document Type: Article

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