| is pulsed-field gel electrophoresis a valuable tool to identify nosocomial cases of legionella pneumophila disease? | pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge) was used to type legionella pneumophila isolates collected from the water systems of besançon university hospital and other hospitals in franche-comté region between january 2001 and december 2002 and compare them with patient isolates to identify hospital-acquired pneumonia. genomic dna was digested with sfii and subjected to pfge in a clamped, homogeneous electric field apparatus. two of 11 legionella infections were hospital-acquired. both were with the ... | 2003 | 14629968 |