An outbreak of tuberculosis in the South West of England related to a public house

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-55

  Gaber, K A ^a   Maggs, A ^b   Thould, G ^c   Goldman, J M ^b  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c South Devon Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outbreak; Public house; Tuberculosis; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 15944405365     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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