Outbreak of tuberculosis in a correctional facility: Consequences of missed opportunities

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 689-691

  Sosa, L E ^a,b   Lobato, M N ^a   Condren, T ^b   Williams, M N ^b   Hadler, J L ^b  

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

^b Connecticut Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Outbreaks; Prisons; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 45349091767     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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