Determinants of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Clusters, California, USA, 2004–2007

Determinants of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Clusters, California, USA, 2004–2007

Laboratory and epidemiologic evidence suggests that pathogen-specific factors may affect multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) transmission and pathogenesis. To identify demographic and clinical characteristics of MDR TB case clustering and to estimate the effect of specific isoniazid resistan...

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Main Authors: John Z. Metcalfe, Elizabeth Y. Kim, S.-Y. Grace Lin, Adithya Cattamanchi, Peter Oh, Jennifer Flood, Philip C. Hopewell, Midori Kato-Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bacteria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
respiratory infections
MDR TB
clusters
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/9/10-0253_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/9/10-0253_article

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