A city-wide outbreak of a multiple-drug-resistant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in New York

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-121

  Moss, A R ^a   Alland, D ^b   Telzak, E ^c   Hewlett Jr , D ^d   Sharp, V ^e   Chiliade, P ^e   LaBombardi, V ^f   Kabus, D ^g   Hanna, B ^g   Palumbo, L ^h   Brudney, K ⁱ   Weltman, A ^j   Stoeckle, K ^k   Chirgwin, K ^l   Simberkoff, M ^m   Moghazeh, S ⁿ   Eisner, W ⁿ   Lutfey, M ⁿ   Kreiswirth, B ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Lincoln Hospital   (United States)

^e St Vincents Midtown Hospital   (United States)

^f ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NYC Department of Health   (United States)

ⁱ New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^j MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^l King's County Hospital   (United States)

^m VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁿ PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Drug resistance; Multiple drug resistance (MDR); New York; Outbreak; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEW YORK CITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 0031107963     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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