Timing of tuberculosis transmission and the impact of household contact tracing: An agent-based simulation model

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 845-852

  Kasaie, Parastu ^a   Andrews, Jason R ^b   Kelton, W David ^a   Dowdy, David W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact tracing; Epidemiology; Models; Theoretical; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CASE FINDING; COMMUNITY; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HISTORY; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT TRACING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84897440540     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201310-1846OC     Document Type: Article

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