Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis among HIV-infected persons in Switzerland. A countrywide 9-year cohort study

Infection

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 323-330

  Sudre, P ^a,b   Jacques, J P ^a,b   Pfyffer, Gaby E ^c   Strässle, Annie ^c   Bodmer, T ^d   Matter, L ^d   Prod'Hom, G ^b   Furrer, H ^e   Bassetti, S ^f   Bernasconi, E ^g   Telenti, A ^b   Weber, R ^h   Battegay, M ⁱ   Burgisser, Ph ⁱ   Egger, M ⁱ   Erb, P ⁱ   Fierz, W ⁱ   Flepp, M ⁱ   Francioli, P ⁱ   Furrer, H J ⁱ   Grob, P ⁱ   Hirschel, B ⁱ   Kaiser, L ⁱ   Ledergerber, B ⁱ   Malinverni, R ⁱ   Opravil, M ⁱ   Paccaud, F ⁱ   Pantaleo, G ⁱ   Perrin, L ⁱ   Pichler, W ⁱ   Pifaretti, J C ⁱ   Rickenbach, M ⁱ   Schupbach, J ⁱ   Vernazza, P ⁱ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^f KANTONSSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^g Ospedale Civico Lugano   (Switzerland)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

ⁱ University Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Dna fingerprinting; HIV; IS6110; Molecular epidemiology; Transmission; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REINFECTION; RELAPSE; SWITZERLAND; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032713011     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100050037     Document Type: Article

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