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Application of molecular epidemiology to understanding campylobacteriosis in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jun 2013
Gilpin B J, Walshe G, Walsh G, On S L, Smith D, Marshall J C, French N P
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Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis genotypes of Campylobacter isolates from 603 human patients were compared with 485 isolates from retail offal (primarily chicken and lamb) to identify temporal clusters and possible sources of campylobacteriosis. Detailed epidemiological information was collected from 364 of the patients, and when combined with genotyping data allowed a putative transmission pathway of...
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