A school- and community-based outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Northern Italy, 1992-3

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 83-93

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ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTOR; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSPORTATION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0027993745     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800051499     Document Type: Article

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