Multilocus sequence typing of invasive group B Streptococcus in central area of Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 430-434

  Tien, Ni ^a,b   Ho, Cheng Mao ^a,c   Lin, Hui Ju ^a   Shih, Mu Chin ^a   Ho, Mao Wang ^a   Lin, Hsiao Chuan ^a   Lin, Hsiu Shen ^a   Chang, Chao Chin ^b   Lu, Jang Jih ^a,c,d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Invasive group B Streptococcus; Mutilocus sequence typing; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83155172482     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.04.013     Document Type: Article

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