TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular epidemiology in the public health and hospital environments
AU - Fey, Paul D.
AU - Rupp, Mark E.
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - The increasing speed and ease of genomic sequencing coupled with available funding to sequence multiple, unrelated strains of the same species will lead inevitably to the identification of candidate genes that can be used as molecular typing tools (MLST, SLST, microarray approach). However, it is important to note that even the most sophisticated typing tool should never replace a full epidemiologic investigation in which all available information is taken into account. Nevertheless, the typing methods discussed in this article and those yet to be developed have significantly improved the quality of health care worldwide.
AB - The increasing speed and ease of genomic sequencing coupled with available funding to sequence multiple, unrelated strains of the same species will lead inevitably to the identification of candidate genes that can be used as molecular typing tools (MLST, SLST, microarray approach). However, it is important to note that even the most sophisticated typing tool should never replace a full epidemiologic investigation in which all available information is taken into account. Nevertheless, the typing methods discussed in this article and those yet to be developed have significantly improved the quality of health care worldwide.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0272-2712(03)00100-8
DO - 10.1016/S0272-2712(03)00100-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 14711097
AN - SCOPUS:0346251092
SN - 0272-2712
VL - 23
SP - 885
EP - 901
JO - Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
JF - Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
IS - 4
ER -