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Emerg Infect Dis
; 8(11): 1246-8, 2002 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12453349
RESUMO
A cluster of tuberculosis cases in a rural community in Arkansas persisted from 1991 to 1999. The cluster had 13 members, 11 linked epidemiologically. Old records identified 24 additional patients for 40 linked cases during a 54-year period. Residents of this neighborhood represent a population at high risk who should be considered for tuberculin testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection.