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

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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Main Authors: Diya Surie, Othusitse Fane, Alyssa Finlay, Matsiri Ogopotse, James L. Tobias, Eleanor S. Click, Chawangwa Modongo, Nicola M. Zetola, Patrick K. Moonan, John E. Oeltmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
tuberculosis
TB
genotyping
mapping
GIS
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-1183_article

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