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Epidemics
Scientists at Southeast University detail research in epidemics
March 31st, 2009
According to recent research published in the Chinese Medical Journal, " Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as an important pathogen related to serious infections and nosocomial outbreaks around the world. However, of the frequently used methods, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) in Acinetobacter baumannii genotyping lack the direct molecular proof of drug resistance." "This study was conducted to establish a typing method based on drug resistant gene identification in contrast to traditional PFGE and AFLP in the period of nosocomial epidemic or outbreak. From January 2005 to October 2005, twenty-seven...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-31)
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