How molecular epidemiology has changed what we know about tuberculosis

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 256-259

  Small, P M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034436396     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.172.4.256     Document Type: Review

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