Prioritizing tuberculosis clusters by genotype for public health action, Washington, USA

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

doi:10.3201/eid1903.121453

Prioritizing tuberculosis clusters by genotype for public health action, Washington, USA

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

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	493-495
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1903.121453
State	Published - Mar 2013

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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