Buch, Englisch, 364 Seiten, Format (B × H): 176 mm x 263 mm, Gewicht: 1070 g
Buch, Englisch, 364 Seiten, Format (B × H): 176 mm x 263 mm, Gewicht: 1070 g
ISBN: 978-1-55581-268-3
Verlag: Wiley
Outlines the principles, methods, and applications of this exciting new discipline of public health. • Reviews molecular epidemiology, using real-world examples that clearly illustrate basic concepts. • Serves as a single source of valuable information, preparing health researchers, practitioners, and students to address globally and locally the problems associated with infectious diseases. • Features a glossary of standard terminology bridging the fields of epidemiology and molecular biology. • Offers background on principles and practices of epidemiology that solve infectious disease challenges using molecular biology tools. • Illustrates various principles of epidemiology with specific examples of investigations of bacterial infectious diseases.
This title is published by the American Society for Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Principles and Approaches
Chapter 2. Laboratory Methods Used for Strain Typing of Pathogens: Conventional and Molecular Techniques
Chapter 3. Laboratory Methods Used for Strain Typing of Pathogens: PCR-Based Strain-Typing Methods
Chapter 4. Analysis of Similarity and Relatedness in Molecular Epidemiology
Chapter 5. Distinguishing between Epidemic and Endemic Occurrences of Infectious Diseases
Chapter 6. Stratification and Refinement of Data in Epidemiologic Investigations
Chapter 7. Distinguishing Pathovars from Nonpathovars: Escherichia coli
Chapter 8. Distinguishing Pathovars from Nonpathovars: Streptococcus pneumoniae
Chapter 9. Distinguishing Pathovars from Nonpathovars: Helicobacter pylori
Chapter 10. Hospital Infections: Staphylococcus aureus
Chapter 11. Hospital Infections: Gram-Negative Bacteria
Chapter 12. Identifying a Pathogen's Biological Determinants of Disease Transmission
Glossary
Annotated Websites of Databases Useful for Molecular Epidemiologic Investigations
