Molecular techniques for the study of hospital-acquired infection [electronic resource] / edited by Steven L. Foley ... [et al.]. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011. - xiv, 233 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
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Nosocomial infections.
Nosocomial infections--Prevention.
Molecular diagnosis.


Electronic books.

RA969 / .M65 2011eb

616.9