Lessons learned from earthquake-related tuberculosis exposures in a community shelter, Japan, 2011

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 246-248

  Kanamori, Hajime ^a,b   Kimura, Ryo ^c   Weber, David J ^d   Uchiyama, Bine ^b   Hirakata, Yoichi ^b   Aso, Noboru ^b   Kiryu, Koji ^c   Kaku, Mitsuo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Miyagi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center ^*  (Japan)

^c Miyagi Prefectural Government   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact investigation; Interferon release assay; Natural disaster

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARTHQUAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; JAPAN; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULIN TEST; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CONTACT INVESTIGATION; INTERFERON-Γ RELEASE ASSAY; NATURAL DISASTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896865895     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.10.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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