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Assessment of intercentre reproducibility and epidemiological concordance of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 genotyping by amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Oct 2000
Fry N K, Bangsborg J M, Bernander S, Etienne J, Forsblom B, Gaia V, Hasenberger P, Lindsay D, Papoutsi A, Pelaz C, Struelens M, Uldum S A, Visca P, Harrison T G
Abstract excerpt
The aims of this work were to assess (i) the intercentre reproducibility and epidemiological concordance of amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis for epidemiological typing of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, and (ii) the suitability of the method for standardisation and implementation by members of the European Working Group on Legionella Infections. Fifty coded isolates comprising two panels of...
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