Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to a funeral director during routine embalming

Chest

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 640-642

  Lauzardo, Michael ^a   Lee, Phil ^a   Duncan, Heather ^a   Hale, Yvonne ^a  

^a FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Embalming; Epidemiology; Funeral director; Mortuary workers; Transmission; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0035115830     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.2.640     Document Type: Article

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