Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 10 , Pages 765-771 , October 2009

Genotyping, Plasmid Analysis, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis Isolates from Humans and Chickens in Central Taiwan

  • Chishih Chu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • Chishih Chu and Ding-Wei Wong contributed equally to this work.
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  • Ding-Wei Wong

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Chishih Chu and Ding-Wei Wong contributed equally to this work.
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  • Mei-Hui Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Hsin-Hung Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Yi-Sheng Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Ni Tien

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Mu-Chin Shih

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Ter-Hsin Chen

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Veterinary Public Health, National Chung Hsin University, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Cheng-Hsun Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsin Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan

Received 17 September 2008 ,Revised 31 March 2009 ,Accepted 2 April 2009.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60403-4

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60403-4

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 10 , Pages 765-771 , October 2009

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