Identifying the sources of tuberculosis in young children: A multistate investigation

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1216-1223

  Sun, Sumi J ^a   Bennett, Diane E ^b   Flood, Jennifer ^a   Loeffler, Ann M ^a   Kammerer, Steve ^b   Ellis, Barbara A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036849068     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0811.020419     Document Type: Article

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