PCR techniques for molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases;Aplicaciones de las técnicas de PCR a la epidemiología molecular de las enfermedades infecciosas

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 355-360

  Fernández Cuenca, Felipe ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases; Molecular epidemiology; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW;

EID: 3142716745     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13063748     Document Type: Review

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