Use of DNA Fingerprinting To Investigate a Multiyear, Multistate Tuberculosis Outbreak

In 1998–1999, the Baltimore TB control program detected a cluster of 21 tuberculosis (TB) cases. Patients reported frequent travel to various East Coast cities. An investigation was conducted to determine whether transmission of the same Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain was occurring in these other...

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Autores principales: McElroy, Peter D., Sterling, Timothy R., Driver, Cynthia R., Kreiswirth, Barry, Woodley, Charles L., Cronin, Wendy A., Hardge, Darryl X., Shilkret, Kenneth L., Ridzon1, Renee
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12453351
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0811.020424

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12453351
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0811.020424

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