Molecular diagnostic in hospital infections;Diagnostyka molekularna w zakażeniach szpitalnych

Postepy Mikrobiologii

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-378

  Krawczyk, Beata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotyping; Molecular diagnostic; Outbreak; PCR

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA SEQUENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW;

EID: 38749120931     PISSN: 00794252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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