Unusual distribution of Burkholderia cepacia complex species in danish cystic fibrosis clinics may stem from restricted transmission between patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2981-2983

  Nørskov Lauritsen, Niels ^a   Johansen, Helle Krogh ^b   Fenger, Mette G ^a   Nielsen, Xiaohui C ^b   Pressler, Tacjana ^b   Olesen, Hanne V ^a   Høiby, Niels ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DENMARK; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPLICATION; CROSS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION;

BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE;

BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX; BURKHOLDERIA MULTIVORANS;

EID: 77955453518     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00383-10     Document Type: Article

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