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Molecular techniques for the study of hospital-acquired infection / edited by Steven L. Foley ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nosocomial infections.
- Nosocomial infections--Prevention.
- Molecular diagnosis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Providing a broad overview of the microbial pathogens associated with hospital-acquired human illness, Techniques for the Study of Hospital Acquired Infection examines the cost-effective use of laboratory techniques in nosocomial infectious disease epidemiology and control. This concise guide addresses the cost benefits of combining modern molecular techniques with the traditional activities of infection control departments. The book is useful as a guide to hospital infection control programs as well as a text for medical practitioners, grad/medical students, researcher scientists, popu
- Contents:
- The hospital and ambulatory care environment / Anne Y. Chen and Hiren Pokharna
- Pathogen transmission in the healthcare setting / Sonja Hansen and Ralf-Peter Vonberg
- Infection control basics / Louise-Marie Dembry and Carlos Torres-Viera
- Cost-effectiveness of IC program / Marc-Oliver Wright and Eli N. Perencevich
- Outbreak investigations (importance of the healthcare epidemiologist) / Marcus J. Zervos
- Pathogen elimination : antibiotic and disinfectant use and the development of resistance / Steven L. Foley ... [et al.]
- Rapid PCR screening methods / Ngolela Esther Babady, Franklin Cockerill, and Robin Patel
- Restriction analysis techniques / Richard V. Goering ... [et al.]
- Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis / Mary Stemper ... [et al.]
- Staphylococcus aureus / Vanthida Huang
- Escherichia coli / Johann D.D. Pitout
- Fungal infections / Jose A. Vazquez.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613175922
- 9781283175920
- 1283175924
- 9781118063835
- 111806383X
- 9781118063842
- 1118063848
- 9781118063828
- 1118063821
- OCLC:
- 747500809
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