Utility of multilocus sequence typing as an epidemiological tool for investigation of outbreaks of gastroenteritis caused by Campylobacter jejuni.

Sails, Andrew D; Swaminathan, Bala; Fields, Patricia I

Sails, Andrew D; Swaminathan, Bala; Fields, Patricia I.

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Sails AD; Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. andrew.sails@hpa.org.uk

J Clin Microbiol ; 41(10): 4733-9, 2003 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14532212

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Campylobacter Infections/epidemiology; Campylobacter jejuni/classification; Disease Outbreaks; Gastroenteritis/epidemiology; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Animals; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Campylobacter Infections/microbiology; Campylobacter jejuni/genetics; Cattle; DNA, Bacterial/genetics; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Flagellin/genetics; Gastroenteritis/microbiology; Genetic Variation; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Campylobacter Infections / Disease Outbreaks / Campylobacter jejuni / Sequence Analysis, DNA / Gastroenteritis Type of study: Evaluation_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Language: En Year: 2003 Type: Article

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