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Source: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-1475_article
[h=4]Volume 21, Number 3?March 2015[/h] [h=4]Dispatch[/h] [h=1]Characteristics of Tuberculosis Cases that Started Outbreaks in the United States, 2002?2011[/h] Maryam B. Haddad[SUP]1[/SUP]
, Kiren Mitruka[SUP]1[/SUP], John E. Oeltmann, Emma B. Johns, and Thomas R. Navin Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.B. Haddad, K. Mitruka, J.E. Oeltmann, E.B. Johns, T.R. Navin); Emory University, Atlanta (M.B. Haddad, E.B. Johns) Abstract
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....
[h=4]Volume 21, Number 3?March 2015[/h] [h=4]Dispatch[/h] [h=1]Characteristics of Tuberculosis Cases that Started Outbreaks in the United States, 2002?2011[/h] Maryam B. Haddad[SUP]1[/SUP]
, Kiren Mitruka[SUP]1[/SUP], John E. Oeltmann, Emma B. Johns, and Thomas R. Navin Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.B. Haddad, K. Mitruka, J.E. Oeltmann, E.B. Johns, T.R. Navin); Emory University, Atlanta (M.B. Haddad, E.B. Johns) AbstractA 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....