Recent household transmission of tuberculosis in England, 2010–2012: retrospective national cohort study combining epidemiological and molecular strain typing data

Recent household transmission of tuberculosis in England, 2010–2012: retrospective national cohort study combining epidemiological and molecular strain typing data

Abstract Background We estimate the proportion of tuberculosis (TB) in England due to recent household transmission, identify factors associated with being a household transmitter, and investigate the impact that identification of a case has on time to treatment of subsequent cases. Methods TB cases...

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Main Authors: Maeve K. Lalor, Laura F. Anderson, Esther L. Hamblion, Andy Burkitt, Jennifer A. Davidson, Helen Maguire, Ibrahim Abubakar, H. Lucy Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Transmission
Molecular epidemiology
Household
MIRU-VNTR strain typing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0864-y

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