Infant tuberculosis in Austria - Trend reversal since 1990?

Infection

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-44

  Makristathis, A ^a   Stauffer, F ^b   Klein, J P ^c   Rotter, M L ^a   Wewalka, G ^b   Hirschl, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Bundesstaatl B   (Austria)

^c Gesundheit und Soziales   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031985388     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02768752     Document Type: Article

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