Fusobacterium necrophorum- detection and identification on a selective agar

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Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 994-999

  Bank, Steffen ^a   Nielsen, Hanne Merete ^a   Hoyer Mathiasen, Boris ^a   Christiansen Leth, Dorte ^a   Hagelskjær Kristensen, Lena ^a   Prag, Jørgen ^a  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Culture media; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Pharyngitis; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

AGAR; NALIDIXIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENMARK; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTION; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAR; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; INFANT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649515776     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2010.02683.x     Document Type: Article

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