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Geo-epidemiologic and molecular characterization to identify social, cultural, and economic factors where targeted tuberculosis control activities can reduce incidence in Maryland, 2004-2010.
Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) - 1 Nov 2013
Prussing Catharine, Castillo-Salgado Carlos, Baruch Nancy, Cronin Wendy A
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OBJECTIVES: Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionately affects members of socioeconomically disadvantaged and minority populations in the U.S. We describe the geospatial distribution of TB cases in Maryland, identify areas at high risk for TB, and compare the geospatial clustering of cases with genotype clustering and demographic, socioeconomic, and TB risk-factor information. METHODS: Addresses of culture-positive,...
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