Restriction fragment length polymorphism screening of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates: Population surveillance for targeting disease transmission in a community

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 655-662

  Kimerling, M E ^a,b,f   Benjamin, W H ^c,d   Lok, K H ^b   Curtis, G ^e   Dunlap, N E ^b,c  

^a School of Public

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham

^e Jefferson County Health Department   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless persons; Molecular epidemiology; RFLP; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALABAMA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031858657     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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