Interpretation of restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from a state with a large rural population

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1446-1452

  Braden, Christopher R ^a   Templeton, Gary L ^b   Donald Cave, M ^b   Valway, Sarah ^b   Onorato, Ida M ^b   Castro, Kenneth G ^b   Moers, Dory ^b   Yang, Zhenhua ^b   Stead, William W ^b   Bates, Joseph H ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RURAL POPULATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 16944365093     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516478     Document Type: Article

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