Transmission classification model to determine place and time of infection of tuberculosis cases in an urban area

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3924-3930

  De Vries, G ^a,b   Baars, H W M ^a   Sebek M M G G ^c,d   Van Hest, N A H ^a   Richardus, J H ^a,b  

^a Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 57349113791     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00793-08     Document Type: Article

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