Molecular epidemiologic typing systems of bacterial pathogens: current issues and perspectives.

doi:10.1590/s0074-02761998000500004

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Molecular epidemiologic typing systems of bacterial pathogens: current issues and perspectives.

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2000

Struelens M J

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The epidemiologic typing of bacterial pathogens can be applied to answer a number of different questions: in case of outbreak, what is the extent and mode of transmission of epidemic clone(s)? In case of long-term surveillance, what is the prevalence over time and the geographic spread of epidemi...

Topics

Bacterial Typing Techniques
DNA Fingerprinting
Genotype
Molecular Epidemiology
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique

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