A clonal outbreak of tuberculosis in a homeless population in the interior of British Columbia, Canada, 2008-2015

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 3220-3226

  Cheng, J M ^a   Hiscoe, L ^b   Pollock, S L ^b,c   Hasselback, P ^d   Gardy, J L ^c,e   Parker, R ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Interior Health Authority   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^e BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infectious disease epidemiology; investigation; outbreaks; resistance to drugs; tuberculosis (TB)

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VERY ELDERLY; CONTACT EXAMINATION; HOUSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944150758     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268815000825     Document Type: Article

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