Cross-Jurisdictional Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Maryland and Washington, D.C., 1996–2000, Linked to the Homeless

Cross-Jurisdictional Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Maryland and Washington, D.C., 1996–2000, Linked to the Homeless

From 1996 to 2000, 23 Maryland and Washington, D.C., tuberculosis cases were identified in one six-band DNA cluster. Cases were clustered on the basis of their Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. Medical record reviews and interviews were conducted to identify epidemiologic linkages. Eighteen (78%)...

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Main Authors: Monica Lathan, Leonard Ntaate Mukasa, Nancy Hooper, Jonathan Golub, Nancy Baruch, Donna Mulcahy, William Benjamin, Wendy A. Cronin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis
molecular epidemiology
cluster
homelessness
United States
Maryland
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/11/02-0245_article

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