Open AccessMolecular characterisations of <i>Psuedomonas aeruginosa</i> recovered in the Buea Health district of Cameroon: Implications for nosocomial spread
Author(s) -
Roland N. Ndip,
E C Beeching,
Lucy Ndip,
Wilfred Fon Mbacham,
Vincent P.K. Titanji
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v26i3.28307
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , sputum , pathogen , polymerase chain reaction , medicine , genotype , strain (injury) , organism , bacteria , gene , biology , genetics , pathology , tuberculosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous gram-negative pathogen with a propensity to cause opportunistic infections in humans. Different strains of the organism could colonise patients heralding a wide spectrum of P. aeruginosa infections in the environment.
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