Two tuberculosis genotyping clusters, one preventable outbreak

Public Health Reports

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 490-494

  Buff, Ann M ^a,b   Sosa, Lynn E ^a,c   Hoopes, Andrea J ^b   Buxton Morris, Deborah ^d   Condren, Thomas B ^c   Hadler, James L ^c   Haddad, Maryam B ^b   Moonan, Patrick K ^b   Lobato, Mark N ^b  

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

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

^c CDC   (United States)

^d Uncas Health District   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD; TANDEM REPEAT; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULIN TEST; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MYCOBACTERIUM; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONNECTICUT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049088510     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490912400405     Document Type: Article

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