Contact investigation for cases of pulmonary Mycobacterium bovis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 868-872

  LoBue, Philip A ^a,b,c   LeClair, J J ^b   Moser, K S ^b  

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

^b S Diego Co Hlth/Hum Serv Agy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact investigation; Mycobacterium bovis; Transmission; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CASE FINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LUNG CAVITY; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 3142718135     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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