Tuberculosis outbreak in a Texas prison, 1994

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 485-492

  Bergmire Sweat, D ^a   Barnett, B J ^b   Harris, S L ^c   Taylor, J P ^a   Mazurek, G H ^b   Reddy, V ^d  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^b Centers for Disease Control Prevention   (United States)

^c Texas Department of Criminal Justice   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION; PRISON; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029731029     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880005915X     Document Type: Article

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