Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum, United States, 2004-2013

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 396-403

  Sharma, Aditya ^a   Bloss, Emily ^a   Heilig, Charles M ^a   Click, Eleanor S ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ETHNICITY; GENOTYPE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM AFRICANUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYLOGENY; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; AFRICA; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA, WESTERN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958764173     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2203.151505     Document Type: Article

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