An outbreak of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in a London teaching hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-117

  Breathnach, A S ^a   De Ruiter, A ^a   Holdsworth, G M C ^b   Bateman, N T ^c   O'Sullivan, D G M ^b   Rees, P J ^c   Snashall, D ^a   Milburn, H J ^c   Peters, B S ^a   Watson, J ^d   Drobniewski, F A ^d   French, G L ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Lambeth Southwark and Lewisham Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airflow; Contact tracing; Cross infection; Drug resistance; HIV; Infection control; Isolation; Multidrug resistant tuberculosis; Supervised therapy; Tuberculosis; Typing

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FIRE PROTECTION; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; SCREENING; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 13144259711     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90324-3     Document Type: Article

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