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Enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus polymerase chain reaction typing of isolates of Enterobacter cloacae from an outbreak of infection in a neonatal intensive care unit.
American journal of infection control - 1 Apr 2000
Peters S M, Bryan J, Cole M F
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BACKGROUND: Enterobacter cloacae has become a common cause of nosocomial infections. This study was designed to investigate the pattern of spread of E cloacae during an outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit. METHODS: Enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus polymerase chain reaction was used to examine 111 E cloacae isolates from 17 patients, including 81 from surveillance cultures, 23 from...
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