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Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis for longitudinal survey of sources of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2007
Vu-Thien Hoang, Corbineau Gaëlle, Hormigos Katia, Fauroux Brigitte, Corvol Harriet, Clément Annick, Vergnaud Gilles, Pourcel Christine
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In order to identify the source of infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), systematic genotyping of isolates is necessary. Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) was used to survey the sources of P. aeruginosa infections in a French...
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