The molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in New York City: The importance of nosocomial transmission and laboratory error

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 407-413

  Frieden, T R ^a,b,d   Woodley, C L ^c   Crawford, J T ^c   Lew, D ^b   Dooley, S M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029800131     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90112-4     Document Type: Article

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