Use of laboratory methods for epidemiology of bacterial infections;L'apport du laboratoire dans l'étude épidémiologique des infections bactériennes

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 128-137

  Biron, M ^a   Berche, P ^a   Ferroni, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Molecular epidemiology; Outbreaks

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035087938     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0369-8114(00)00017-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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