Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a fiberoptic bronchoscope identification by dna fingerprinting

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1093-1095

  Michele, Theresa M ^a,c   Cronin, Wendy A ^d   Graham, Neil M H ^a,b,e   Dwyer, Diane M ^d   Pope, Diana Spies ^c   Harrington, Susan ^a   Chaisson, Richard E ^a,b,c   Bishai, William R ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Baltimore City Hlth Dept Chest C   (United States)

^d Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene   (United States)

^e GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0030853783     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.13.1093     Document Type: Article

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