Extensive transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a child

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 1491-1495

  Curtis, Amy B ^c   Ridzon, Renée ^d   Vogel, Ruth ^d   Mcdonough, Stephen ^d   Hargreaves, James ^a   Ferry, Julie ^b   Valway, Sarah ^d   Onorato, Ida M ^d  

^a Altru Health Care Systems   (United States)

^b Nelson Griggs District Health Unit   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CONTACT TRACING; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NORTH DAKOTA; SCHOOLS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0033547309     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199911113412002     Document Type: Article

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