Molecular epidemiological study on transmission of tuberculosis in a hospital for mentally handicapped patients in Havana, Cuba

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 30-36

  Diaz R ^a   Gomez R I ^a   Garcia N ^b   Valdivia, J A ^a   Van Soolingen, D ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^b Centre for Control of Biological Standards (CECMED)   (Cuba)

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

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Epidemiology; Hospital acquired infection; IS6110 RFLP; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Transmission; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT CARE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034857673     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1015     Document Type: Article

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