Predominance of Cronobacter sakazakii sequence type 4 in neonatal infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1713-1715

  Joseph, Susan ^a   Forsythe, Stephen J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING;

EID: 80052185881     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1709.110260     Document Type: Article

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