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Prioritizing Tuberculosis Clusters by Genotype for Public Health Action, Washington, USA
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Mar 2013
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 19(3):493-496.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Groups of tuberculosis cases with indistinguishable Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes (clusters) might represent recent transmission. We compared geospatial concentration of genotype clusters with independent priority rankings determined by local public health officials; findings were highly correlated. Routine use of geospatial statistics could help health departments identify recent disease transmission.
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