Outbreak of infection with Mycobacterium abscessus: is sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis a useful technique for epidemiological typing?

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J Esteban et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Feb.

. 2003 Feb;41(2):915; author repy 915.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.915.2003.

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Large-scale outbreak of infection with Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. abscessus after penicillin injection.
Zhibang Y, BiXia Z, Qishan L, Lihao C, Xiangquan L, Huaping L. Zhibang Y, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jul;40(7):2626-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2626-2628.2002. J Clin Microbiol. 2002. PMID: 12089291 Free PMC article.

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