A report of outbreaks of pulmonary tuberculosis in two bars

Kekkaku

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 623-628

  Ishibatake, Hideaki ^a   Onizuka, Reiko ^b  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bar; Heavy drinker; Out break; Pulmonary tuberculosis; RFLP analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RELAPSE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RESTAURANTS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031456938     PISSN: 00229776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Takahashi M, Kazumi Y, Abe C, et al. : Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Epidemiologically Related Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Isolates. Microbiol. Immunol 1993 ; 37 : 289-294.
2. Kenyon TA, Valway SE, Ihle WW, et al. : Transmission of multidrug-resistant M. tbc during a long airplane flight. New Eng J Med. 1996 ; 334 : 933-938.
3. Hickman C, MacDonald KL, Osterholm MT, et al. : Exposure of passengers and flight crew to M. tbc. on commercial aircraft, 1992-1995. MMWR. 1995; 44 : 137-140.
4. Kline SE, Hedemark LL, Davies SF : Outbreak of tuberculosis among regular patrons of a neighborhood bar. New Eng J Med. 1995 ; 333 : 222-227.
5. Thomson JL. : Diseases of the airways and lungs in forensic autopsy material of alcoholics. Medicine, Science & the Law. 1997 ; 37 : 23-26.