Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis: Toy or tool? A review of the literature and examples from Central Europe

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 80-89

  Prodinger, Wolfgang M ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genetic marker; Genotyping; Review; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPE; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34250826425     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-006-0721-z     Document Type: Review

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