Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis among eight hospitals in New York City, 1996-1997

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 126-132

  Magnani, Jared ^a   Mathema, Barun ^a   Berger, Judith ^a   Brown, Sheldon ^a   David, Max ^a   Glatt, Aaron ^a   Pujol, Ferdinand ^a   Segal Maurer, Sorana ^a   Riley, Lee W ^a   Kreiswirth, Barry N ^a   Sepkowitz, Kent A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular epidemiology; New York; Patterns of transmission; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEW YORK CITY; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 18344384042     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(01)90086-4     Document Type: Article

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