Use of DNA fingerprinting for primary surveillance of nosocomial tuberculosis in a large urban hospital: Detection of outbreaks in homeless people and migrant workers

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 390-396

  Lemaitre N ^a   Sougakoff, W ^a   Truffot Pernot, C ^a   Cambau, E ^a   Derenne, J P ^a   Bricaire, F ^a   Grosset, J ^a   Jarlier, V ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Homeless; Migrant workers; Nosocomial; RFLP; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031814341     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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