Molecular techniques for the study of hospital acquired infection
By: edited by Steven L. Foley ... [et al.].
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470420850
Subjects: Methods; Molecular diagnosis; Molecular Epidemiology; Infectious Disease Transmission; Cross Infection; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; Diagnosis; Prevention & control; Prevention; Nosocomial infections
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The hospital and ambulatory care environment / Anne Y. Chen and Hiren Pokharna; title: Pathogen transmission in the healthcare setting / Sonja Hansen and Ralf-Peter Vonberg; title: Infection control basics / Louise-Marie Dembry and Carlos Torres-Viera; title: Cost-effectiveness of IC program / Marc-Oliver Wright and Eli N. Perencevich; title: Outbreak investigations (importance of the healthcare epidemiologist) / Marcus J. Zervos; title: Pathogen elimination : antibiotic and disinfectant use and the development of resistance / Steven L. Foley ... [et al.]; title: Rapid PCR screening methods / Ngolela Esther Babady, Franklin Cockerill, and Robin Patel; title: Restriction analysis techniques / Richard V. Goering ... [et al.]; title: Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis / Mary Stemper ... [et al.]; title: Staphylococcus aureus / Vanthida Huang; title: Escherichia coli / Johann D.D. Pitout; title: Fungal infections / Jose A. Vazquez.