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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 epidemic and endemic clones in the population? A number of molecular typing methods can be used to classify bacteria based on...
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