DNA fingerprinting and molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis: Use and interpretation in an epidemic setting

Electrophoresis

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1807-1812

  Warren, Robin ^b   Richardson, Madalene ^b   Van Der Spuy, Gian ^b   Victor, Thomas ^b   Sampson, Samantha ^b   Beyers, Nulda ^a   Van Helden, Paul ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disease dynamics; DNA fingerprinting; Molecular epidemiology; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BACTERIAL POPULATION; DISEASE DYNAMICS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GAIN INSIGHT; HIGH INCIDENCE; HIGH STRAINS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURES; SIMPLE++; TUBERCULOSIS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DNA;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033031365     PISSN: 01730835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2683(19990101)20:8<1807::AID-ELPS1807>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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