Molecular typing: A key tool for the surveillance and control of nosocomial infection

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 383-385

  Struelens, Marc ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA MICROARRAY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MOLECULAR TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOTYPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0036322837     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-200208000-00005     Document Type: Short Survey

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