Tuberculosis contact investigation and DNA fingerprint surveillance in The Netherlands: 6 Years' experience with nation-wide cluster feedback and cluster monitoring

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 12 SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages

  Lambregts Van Weezenbeek, C S B ^a   Sebek, M M G G ^a   Van Gerven, P J H J ^a   De Vries, G ^b   Verver, S ^a   Kalisvaart, N A ^a   Van Soolingen, D ^c  

^a KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^b Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

Contact tracing investigations; RFLP; Risk group; TB control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE FINDING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTACT TRACING; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0348163428     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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