Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis disease in San Diego County, 1994-2000

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 180-185

  LoBue, P A ^a,b,c   Betacourt, W ^b   Peter, C ^b   Mosert, K S ^b  

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

^b S Diego Co Hlth/Hum Serv Agy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mycobacterium bovis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERINFECTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037317055     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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