High-throughput epidemiologic typing in clinical microbiology

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 86-100

  van Belkum, A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

156110 RFLP; Genome sequences; MLST; Molecular typing; Networks

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LABORATORY APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0038414878     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00549.x     Document Type: Review

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