Nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis found through screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome - Taipei, Taiwan, 2003

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 53, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 321-322

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ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 2142816639     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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