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Evaluation of restriction endonuclease analysis as an epidemiologic typing system for Branhamella catarrhalis.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 27 ·No. 5 ·1989-05-00 ·Pages 944-6

Patterson JE, Patterson TF, Farrel P, Hierholzer WJ, Zervos MJ

Abstract

Restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) was evaluated as an epidemiologic typing tool to distinguish Branhamella catarrhalis strains. Fourteen beta-lactamase-producing strains were collected over a 16-month period at a hospital where a nosocomial outbreak of this organism was previously documented by REA. REA produced 12 distinct patterns which correlated with epidemiologic data. Chromosomal REA appears to be a useful technique for distinguishing B. catarrhalis strains.

MeSH Terms
Bacterial Infections/epidemiology,microbiology Cross Infection/epidemiology,microbiology DNA, Bacterial/analysis Disease Outbreaks Electrophoresis, Agar Gel Humans Moraxella catarrhalis/classification,genetics Prohibitins Restriction Mapping Retrospective Studies
Chemicals
DNA, Bacterial PHB2 protein, human Prohibitins
Authors & Affiliations
5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Patterson J E
Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510.
Patterson T F
Farrel P
Hierholzer W J
Zervos M J
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of clinical microbiology
Abbr.
J Clin Microbiol
ISSN
0095-1137
DOI
10.1128/jcm.27.5.944-946.1989
Published
1989-05-00
Pages
944-6
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505564
PMCID
PMC267459
Subset
IM
Grants
NIDDK NIH HHS · DK0747604 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.5.944-946.1989 PMC Full Text View journal details
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