The epidemiological connection between two tuberculosis explosions proven after eight years by DNA fingerprinting of the causative mycobacteria;Verband tussen 2 tuberculose-explosies na 8 jaar bewezen door DNA- 'fingerprinting' van de oorzakeelijke mycobacterien

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 189-192

  Doveren, R F C ^a   Keizer, S T ^b   Kremer, K ^c   Van Soolingen, D ^c  

^a Afd Tuberculosebestrijding   (Netherlands)

^b MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; SEROTYPING; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0032561956     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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