Characteristics of Tuberculosis Cases that Started Outbreaks in the United States, 2002–2011

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Haddad, Maryam B. ; Mitruka, Kiren ; Oeltmann, John E. ; Johns, Emma B. ; Navin, Thomas R.
• Description:
  A review of 26 tuberculosis outbreaks in the United States (2002-2011) showed that initial source case-patients had long infectious periods (median 10 months) and were characterized by substance abuse, incarceration, and homelessness. Improved timeliness of diagnosis and thorough contact investigations for such cases may reduce the risk for outbreaks.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Disease Outbreaks Female History, 21St Century Humans Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Sentinel Surveillance Tuberculosis/Epidemiology Tuberculosis/History Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(3):508-510.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:41e287fea71d11b7b57cb4671108ca84dd5649c9c4ed4fcbc5394d87f7602f52
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/28113/cdc_28113_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 316.95 KB ]