21st-Century detectives - The laboratory professional in the prevention of infectious disease

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 256-262

  Richardson, Kristin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034110019     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/EGX2-199E-GJKA-H9M4     Document Type: Review

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