Prioritizing Tuberculosis Clusters by Genotype for Public Health Action, Washington, USA

Lindquist, Scott; Allen, Sheanne; Field, Kim; Ghosh, Smita; Haddad, Maryam B.; Narita, Masahiro; Oren, Eyal

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Prioritizing Tuberculosis Clusters by Genotype for Public Health Action, Washington, USA

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Mar 2013
By Lindquist, Scott ; Allen, Sheanne ; Field, Kim ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Lindquist, Scott ; Allen, Sheanne ; Field, Kim ; Ghosh, Smita ; Haddad, Maryam B. ; Narita, Masahiro ; Oren, Eyal
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.
Subjects:

Cluster Analysis Data Interpretation, Statistical Disease Transmission, Infectious Dispatch Genotype Health Priorities Humans Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 19(3):493-496.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Washington
Location:

North America
Volume:

19
Issue:

3
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:8a7235194d4040189d0e52789692ba581c8ccf6a84f6172a5b8d581934859fdf
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