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Transmissibility of tuberculosis among school contacts: an outbreak investigation in a boarding middle school, China.

Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2015

Ma Mai-Juan, Yang Yang, Wang Hai-Bin, Zhu Yi-Fan, Fang Li-Qun, An Xiao-Ping, Wan Kang-Lin, Whalen Christopher C, Yang Xiao-Xian, Lauzardo Michael, Zhang Zhi-Yi, Cao Jin-Feng, Tong Yi-Gang, Dai Er-Hei, Cao Wu-Chun

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Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak occurred in a boarding middle school of China. We explored its probable sources and quantified the transmissibility and pathogenicity of TB. Clinical evaluation, tuberculin skin testing and chest radiography were conducted to identify TB cases. Mycobacterium tuberculosi...

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PMID: 25757905
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.03.001
PMCID: PMC4427569

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