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Molecular Typing in Bacterial Infections pp 3–13Cite as

Molecular Epidemiology

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This chapter describes the field of molecular epidemiology by identifying key components of molecular epidemiology and by providing examples of applications of molecular epidemiology. Molecular epidemiology involves the integration of molecular techniques with traditional epidemiologic methods to describe distribution and determinants of disease. The strength of molecular epidemiology is its ability to precisely describe associations between risk factors and disease on a population level using biomarkers of exposure, intermediate endpoints, and disease or susceptibility. Applications of molecular epidemiology include epidemiologic surveillance, describing geographic distribution, temporal trends, and identifying modes of transmission of an infection.

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This research was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, NIAID.

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  1. Epidemiology Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 15B-1, Bethesda, MD, 20892-2665, USA

    Amy E. Seitz M.P.H.

  2. Epidemiology Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 15B-1, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    D. Rebecca Prevots Ph.D., M.P.H.

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Seitz, A.E., Prevots, D.R. (2013). Molecular Epidemiology. In: de Filippis, I., McKee, M. (eds) Molecular Typing in Bacterial Infections. Infectious Disease. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-185-1_1

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