Comparison of repetitive extragenic palindromic sequence-based PCR with PCR ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis in studying the clonality of Clostridium difficile

Author： Pasanen T.   Kotila S. M.   Horsma J.   Virolainen A.   Jalava J.   Ibrahem S.   Antikainen J.   Mero S.   Tarkka E.   Vaara M.   Tissari P.  

Publisher： Blackwell Publishing

ISSN： 1198-743X

Source： Clinical Microbiology & Infection, Vol.17, Iss.2, 2011-02, pp. : 166-175

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