Download or read book Molecular Techniques for the Study of Hospital Acquired Infection written by Steven L. Foley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a broad overview of the microbial pathogens associated with hospital-acquired human illness, Techniques for the Study of Hospital Acquired Infection examines the cost-effective use of laboratory techniques in nosocomial infectious disease epidemiology and control. This concise guide addresses the cost benefits of combining modern molecular techniques with the traditional activities of infection control departments. The book is useful as a guide to hospital infection control programs as well as a text for medical practitioners, grad/medical students, researcher scientists, population biologists, molecular biologists, and microbiologists.