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Listeria monocytogenes isolates from invasive infections: variation of sero- and genotypes during an 11-year period in Finland.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2003
Lukinmaa Susanna, Miettinen Maria, Nakari Ulla-Maija, Korkeala Hannu, Siitonen Anja
Abstract excerpt
Listeria monocytogenes strains that were isolated from 314 human listeriosis cases in Finland during an 11-year period were analyzed by O:H serotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Serotyping divided the isolates into five serotypes, the most common being 1/2a (53%) and 4b (27%). During the study period, the number of cases caused by serotype 1/2a increased from 22% in 1990 to 67% in 2001, and...
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