Molecular epidemiological approaches to study the epidemiology of tuberculosis in low-incidence settings receiving immigrants

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 610-618

  Garzelli, Carlo ^a   Rindi, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immigration; Molecular epidemiology; Molecular typing; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CAPREOMYCIN; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84859893285     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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