Human Exposure following Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection of Multiple Animal Species in a Metropolitan Zoo.

Autor: Oh, Peter, Granich, Reuben, Scott, Jim, Sun, Ben, Joseph, Michael, Stringfield, Cynthia, Thisdell, Susan, Staley, Jothan, Workman-Malcolm, Donna, Borenstein, Lee, Lehnkering, Eleanor, Ryan, Patrick, Soukup, Jeanne, Nitta, Annette, Flood, Jennifer
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Nov2002, Vol. 8 Issue 11, p1290, 4p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart
Abstrakt: Examines the possible transmission of tuberculosis (TB) to humans from TB-infected animals at the Los Angeles Zoo in California. Synopsis of animal TB cases at the zoo; Analysis of the results of TB screening of employees at the zoo; Discussion on the epidemiologic findings and genotyping of isolates from animals infected with the disease.
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