Chapter I Usefulness, Applications and Limitations of Epidemiological Typing Methods to Elucidate Nosocomial Infections and the Spread of Communicable Diseases

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the principal methods of epidemiological typing among which phage occupies a foremost place. It is designed primarily for subdivision microbial species whose serotype usually determined previously. Serotyping also applicable to series medical interest. Phage method bacterial differentiation based upon sensitivity strains certain bacteriophages. The importance each epidemiologic may differ from one another and many still need further improvement, or standardization, in both technique international agreement. data analyzing takes on particular significance case hospital infections. utility major epidemic foci, whereas sporadic cases it more restricted value. In various situations, these depends stability types time.