Identification of a familial cluster of pulmonary Mycobacterium bovis disease

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1142-1146

  LoBue, Philip A ^a,b,c   Betancourt, W ^b   Cowan, L ^a   Seli, L ^d   Peter, C ^e   Moser, K S ^b  

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

^b Tuberculosis Control Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Public Health Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Molecular epidemiology; Mycobacterium bovis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DAIRY PRODUCTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 4444281813     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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