title: Use of molecular typing in infection control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Sameer J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Philip L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D021521:Ribotyping; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA