Detection of unsuspected cases of nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis by use of a molecular typing method

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 453-459

  Tudó, Griselda ^a   González, Julián ^a   Gatell, Josep M ^b   Caylà, Joan A ^c   Martínez, Esteban ^b   García, Albert ^a   Navarro, Marian ^a   Soriano, Eladio ^b   Jiménez de Anta, M Teresa ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0035882318     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/322734     Document Type: Article

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