Outbreak or coincidental cases of tuberculosis? Genotyping provides the clue

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-10

  Casas Fischer, Ricardo ^a   Penedo Pallares, Ana ^a   Palacios Gutierrez, Juan José ^a   Moreno Torrico, Alfonso ^a  

^a Central University   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnostic techniques; Epidemiology; Infection control; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79959844648     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.03.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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