Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases: Principles and Practices - Rilegato

Riley, Lee W

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ISBN 10: 1555812686 ISBN 13: 9781555812683

Casa editrice: ASM Press, 2004

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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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Designed as both a textbook and reference, Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases: Principles and Practices outlines the principles, methods, and applications of this exciting new discipline of public health. Techniques utilized in the field of molecular biology have been recognized as critical tools in solving infectious disease problems. This introductory volume, distinguishing molecular epidemiology from taxonomy and phylogeny, will familiarize epidemiologists with molecular biology and molecular biologists with epidemiology and will present vocabulary and concepts of both fields to infectious disease clinicians. Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases provides a state–of–the–art review of molecularepidemiology, using real–world examples thatclearly illustrate basic concepts. While emphasisis placed on bacterial infectious diseases asthe discussion model, ideas presented are generallyapplicable to other categories of infectiousdiseases. The glossary of terms propagates thelanguage of molecular epidemiology and willfoster improved communication and idea exchangeamong epidemiologists, microbiologists,and clinicians. Also provided are useful websiteaddresses to allow for further investigation ofthe principles outlined in the book. Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases: Principles and Practices is a single source of valuableinformation, preparing health researchers,practitioners, and students to address globallyand locally the problems associated with infectiousdiseases. Key Features The first introductory textbook in the exciting new field of molecular epidemiology Features a glossary of standard terminology bridging the fields of epidemiology and molecular biology Provides background on principles and practices of epidemiology which solve infectious disease challenges using new molecular biology tools Illustrates various principles of epidemiology with specific examples of investigations of bacterial infectious diseases Written in a way that can be understood by clinicians, epidemiologists, and molecular biologists alike

Contenuti

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

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: ASM Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1555812686
• ISBN 13: 9781555812683
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 364
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile