Molecular techniques for the study of hospital acquired infection - Foley, Steven L. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)
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 [and others] -- Rapid PCR screening methods / Ngolela Esther Babady, Franklin Cockerill, and Robin Patel -- Restriction analysis techniques / Richard V. Goering [and others] -- Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis / Mary Stemper [and others] -- Staphylococcus aureus / Vanthida Huang -- Escherichia coli / Johann D.D. Pitout -- Fungal infections / Jose A. Vazquez.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Nosocomial infections; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention; Molecular diagnosis; Cross Infection -- diagnosis; Cross Infection -- prevention & control; Disease Transmission, Infectious -- prevention & control; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques -- methods; Molecular Epidemiology -- methods; Molecular diagnosis; Nosocomial infections; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention; Electronic resource