title: Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis of more than one clinical isolate of Campylobacter spp. from each of 49 patients in New Zealand.
abstract: Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis demonstrated that while 76% of patients had only one genotype of campylobacter, 10% carried two different but related genotypes (Dice coefficients > 0.78), and 14% carried at least two unrelated genotypes (Dice coefficients < 0.65). This supports the clustering of Campylobacter isolates with similar PFGE patterns, highlights the need to analyze multiple isolates from both sources and patients, and confirms that caution should be exercised before epidemiological links between patients or sources are dismissed.
authors: Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand. brent.gilpin@esr.cri.nz
authors: Brent
authors: B
authors: Gilpin
authors: Beth
authors: B
authors: Robson
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Lin
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Scholes
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: On
mesh_terms: D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D060085:Coinfection / Q000382:microbiology*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009520:New Zealand