Nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis to a nurse demonstrated by means of spoligotyping of a formalin-fixed bronchial biopsy
Background: Tuberculosis was diagnosed in a student nurse. The source of infection was unknown and no positive culture was available. Methods: The diagnosis of tuberculous bronchitis was established on the grounds of a positive Mantoux test, the pathology of a bronchial biopsy and the results of a C...
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Published in | Netherlands journal of medicine Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 152 - 157 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Alphen aan den Rijn
Elsevier B.V
01.09.2001
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