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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lathan, Monica ; Mukasa, Leonard Ntaate ; Hooper, Nancy ; Golub, Jonathan ; Baruch, Nancy ; Mulcahy, Donna ; Benjamin, William ; Cronin, Wendy A.
• Description:
  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%) of the 23 case-patients with identical restriction fragment length polymorphism patterns were linked to another member; half the patients were associated with a Washington, D.C., homeless shelter. Molecular epidemiology defined the extent of this large, cross-jurisdictional outbreak.
• Subjects:
  Adult Cluster Analysis Disease Outbreaks Female Genotype Humans Ill-Housed Persons Male Middle Aged Molecular Epidemiology Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Risk Factors Time Factors Tuberculosis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(11):1249-1251.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bf870f73372ec62b8fe39038fac5da9e2e40900221b13bd8271e6f9801383db7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14007/cdc_14007_DS1.pdf
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