title: Typing of human Campylobacter jejuni isolates in Finland by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
abstract: A total of 69 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) types were identified among 176 Campylobacter jejuni isolates from Finnish patients. In two geographic areas studied, five predominant PFGE types comprised over 40% of the isolates. One-third of the isolates had unique PFGE types. In small outbreaks, identical PFGE patterns were demonstrated, indicating a common source of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Environment Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki University, Finland. marja-liisa.hanninen@helsinki.fi
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hänninen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pajarre
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Klossner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rautelin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific