DNA FINGERPRINTING BY PULSED FIELD GEL-ELECTROPHORESIS AND RIBOTYPING TO DISTINGUISH PSEUDOMONAS-CEPACIA ISOLATES FROM A NOSOCOMIAL OUTBREAK

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作者
ANDERSON, DJ
KUHNS, JS
VASIL, ML
GERDING, DN
JANOFF, EN
机构
[1] UNIV MINNESOTA,SCH MED,DEPT MED,INFECT DIS SECT,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55455
[2] UNIV COLORADO,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT MED,DIV INFECT DIS,DENVER,CO 80262
[3] UNIV COLORADO,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,DENVER,CO 80262
[4] VET AFFAIRS MED CTR,DEPT MED,INFECT DIS SECT,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55417
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10.1128/JCM.29.3.648-649.1991
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We typed 40 isolates of Pseudomonas cepacia obtained from patients involved in a single outbreak using pulsed field gel electrophoresis and ribotyping. All isolates from the majority of the patients, 16 of 18 (89%), were included in a single group. These typing methods should aid in the clarification of the epidemiology of infection with P. cepacia.
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页码:648 / 649
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