Evaluation of restriction endonuclease analysis as an epidemiologic typing system for Branhamella catarrhalis
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 27 (5) , 944-946
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.27.5.944-946.1989
Abstract
Restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) was evaluated as an epidemiologic typing tool to distinguish Branhamella catarrhalis strains. Fourteen beta-lactamase-producing strains were collected over a 16-month period at a hospital where a nosocomial outbreak of this organism was previously documented by REA. REA produced 12 distinct patterns which correlated with epidemiologic data. Chromosomal REA appears to be a useful technique for distinguishing B. catarrhalis strains.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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