Population-based prospective molecular and conventional epidemiological study of tuberculosis in Hong Kong

Respirology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 442-448

  Chan Yeung, Moira ^a,e   Kam, Kai Man ^b   Leung, Chi Chiu ^b   Wang, Julie ^a   Yew, Wing Wai ^c   Lam, Chak Wah ^d   Tam, Cheuk Ming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^c GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d Tang Shiu Kin Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^e QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Molecular epidemiology; Restriction fragment length polymorphism; Risk factor; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM CULTURE; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33744729606     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00871.x     Document Type: Article

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