Estimation of serial interval and incubation period of tuberculosis using DNA fingerprinting

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 414-420

  Ten Asbroek, A H A ^a   Borgdorff, M W ^a   Nagelkerke, N J D ^b   Sebek M M G G ^a   Deville W ^c   Van Embden, J D A ^d   Van Soolingen, D ^d  

^a KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

DNA fingerprints; Incubation period; Serial interval; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DNA; ISONIAZID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CHILD; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCUBATION TIME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SUPERINFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033019384     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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