Does molecular typing make any contribution to the care of patients with infection?

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 269-271

  Humphreys, H ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Infection; Molecular typing; Typing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CELL DNA; PLASMID DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; VANCOMYCIN;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA MICROARRAY; EDITORIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROBIOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RELAPSE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 1942505168     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1198-743X.2004.00815.x     Document Type: Editorial

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