The molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Zaragoza, Spain: A retrospective epidemiological study in 1993

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 281-287

  Samper, S ^a   Iglesias, M J ^a   Rabanaque, M J ^a   Lezcano, M A ^b   Vitoria, L A ^a,c   Rubio, M C ^a,c   Gomez Lus R ^a,c   Gomez L I ^a   Otal, I ^a   Martin C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; RFLP; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE CONTROL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 7144262417     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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