Munang Melinda L, Browne Catherine, Khanom Shaina, Evans Jason T, Smith E Grace, Hawkey Peter M, Kunst Heinke, Welch Steven B, Dedicoat Martin J
Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Mar;21(3):524-7. doi: 10.3201/eid2103.140209.
To determine if local transmission was responsible for rising tuberculosis incidence in a recently dispersed migrant community in Birmingham, UK, during 2004-2013, we conducted enhanced epidemiologic investigation of molecular clusters. This technique identified exact locations of social mixing and chains of apparent recent transmission, which can be helpful for directing resources.
为确定在2004年至2013年期间，英国伯明翰一个近期分散的移民社区中结核病发病率上升是否由本地传播所致，我们对分子聚类进行了强化流行病学调查。该技术确定了社会交往的精确地点以及近期明显传播链，这有助于指导资源分配。
