Use of molecular typing in infection control

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 527-529

  Patel, Sameer J ^a,b   Graham III, Philip L ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Infection control; Molecular typing; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; GENE LIBRARY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPING; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 34249824904     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3180600c19     Document Type: Review

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