Transmission network analysis to complement routine tuberculosis contact investigations

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 470-477

  Andre, McKenzie ^a   Ijaz, Kashef ^a   Tillinghast, Jon D ^c   Krebs, Valdis E ^b   Diem, Lois A ^a   Metchock, Beverly ^a   Crisp, Theresa ^c   McElroy, Peter D ^a  

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

^b Orgnetcom   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETICS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OKLAHOMA; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847725100     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.071936     Document Type: Article

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