Identifying the Sources of Tuberculosis in Young Children: A Multistate Investigation

To better understand the molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) transmission for culture-confirmed patients <5 years of age, data were analyzed from a population-based study conducted in seven U.S. sites from 1996 to 2000. Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were genotyped with IS6110-based...

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Main Authors: Sumi J. Sun, Diane E. Bennett, Jennifer Flood, Ann M. Loeffler, Steve Kammerer, Barbara A. Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/11/02-0419_article