Ongoing outbreak of tuberculosis in a low-incidence community: A molecular-epidemiological evaluation

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 855-861

  Diel, R ^a   Meywald Walter, K ^b   Gottschalk, R ^c   Rusch Gerdes S ^d   Niemann, Stefan ^d  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Public Health Department Hamburg Central   (Germany)

^c Public Health Office   (Germany)

^d RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Outbreak; Recent transmission; Risk factors; TB surveillance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 3142744553     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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