Molecular, Spatial, and Field Epidemiology Suggesting TB Transmission in Community, Not Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana

During 2012–2015, 10 of 24 patients infected with matching genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis received care at the same hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. Nosocomial transmission was initially suspected, but we discovered plausible sites of community transmission for 20 (95%) of 21 interviewed pat...

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Autores principales: Surie, Diya, Fane, Othusitse, Finlay, Alyssa, Ogopotse, Matsiri, Tobias, James L., Click, Eleanor S., Modongo, Chawangwa, Zetola, Nicola M., Moonan, Patrick K., Oeltmann, John E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27869604
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.161183

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27869604
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.161183

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