A multi-state outbreak of tuberculosis among members of a highly mobile social network: Implications for tuberculosis elimination

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1066-1073

  Sterling, T R ^a   Thompson, D ^a   Stanley, R L ^a   McElroy, P D ^a   Madison, A ^a   Moore, K ^a   Ridzon, R ^a   Harrington, S ^a   Bishai, W R ^a   Chaisson, R E ^a   Bur, S ^a  

^a Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; DNA fingerprinting; Epidemiology, molecular; HIV 1; Restriction fragment length polymorphism; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEW YORK; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033756849     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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