Transmission ofMycobacterium tuberculosisin a Rural Community, Arkansas, 1945–2000
Open Access
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 8 (11), 1246-1248
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0811.020299
Abstract
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 case-patients 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.Keywords
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