Characteristics of tuberculosis cases that started outbreaks in the united states, 2002–2011

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 508-510

  Haddad, Maryam B ^a,b   Mitruka, Kiren ^a   Oeltmann, John E ^a   Johns, Emma B ^a,b   Navin, Thomas R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENOTYPE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRISON; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HISTORY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923169863     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2103.141475     Document Type: Article

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