Article
Variation in metabolic enzyme activity of persistent Haemophilus influenzae in respiratory tracts of patients with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 1996
Möller L V, Grasselier H, Dankert J, van Alphen L
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilus influenzae organisms were isolated from sputum specimens prospectively collected from 40 patients with cystic fibrosis during 2 years to study variations in the metabolic enzyme activities of persistent H. influenzae strains as determined by biotyping. In total, 97 distinct H. influen...
Topics
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Haemophilus Infections
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Phenotype
- Prospective Studies
- Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
- Reference Standards
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Serotyping
- Sputum
- Time Factors