title: Molecular epidemiology of bacterial infections.
abstract: This article presents a review of current experience with the restriction enzyme technique in the epidemiology of bacterial infections. It is concluded that this technique has great potential, and that its practical value has been proved under a number of different epidemiologic conditions.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000032:analysis; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000032:analysis; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000032:analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000032:analysis; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000032:analysis; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000032:analysis; D012475:Salmonella / Q000032:analysis; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005819:Genetic Markers