Mycobacterium chimaera in Heater–Cooler units in Denmark related to isolates from the United States and United Kingdom

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 507-509

  Svensson, Erik ^a   Jensen, Elsebeth Tvenstrup ^a   Rasmussen, Erik Michael ^a   Folkvardsen, Dorte Bek ^a   Norman, Anders ^a   Lillebaek, Troels ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIMERA; DENMARK; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIAL DNA;

DENMARK; DNA, BACTERIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 85013271786     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2303.161941     Document Type: Article

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