Molecular typing strategies

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 357-366

  Wu, Fann ^a,b   Della Latta, Phyllis ^b  

^a Columbia Univesity College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0036803564     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/sper.2002.36269     Document Type: Article

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