Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 3 , Pages 167-170 , March 2010

The use of molecular techniques for bacterial detection in the analysis of gastric aspirates collected from infants on the first day of life

  • Victoria Jones

      Affiliations

    • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust at The North Middlesex Hospital, London, England
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Mark Wilks

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, England
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  • Gemma Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, England
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  • Simon Warwick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, England
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  • Enid Hennessey

      Affiliations

    • Wolfson Institute; Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry London, England
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  • Stephen Kempley

      Affiliations

    • Wolfson Institute; Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry London, England
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  • Michael Millar

      Affiliations

    • Wolfson Institute; Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry London, England

Received 22 July 2009 ,Revised 19 November 2009 ,Accepted 20 November 2009.

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PII: S0378-3782(09)00272-2

doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.11.005

Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 3 , Pages 167-170 , March 2010

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