Effect of study duration on the interpretation of tuberculosis molecular epidemiology investigations

Tuberculosis

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 238-242

  van der Spuy, G D ^a   van Helden, P D ^a   Warren, R M ^a  

^a MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clustering; Molecular epidemiology; Recent transmission; Study duration; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 67349111030     PISSN: 14729792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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