An outbreak of tuberculosis among adults with mental illness

Am J Psychiatry. 2012 Jun;169(6):569-75. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11081311.

Authors

Joseph S Cavanaugh¹, Krista Powell, Ozzie J Renwick, Kevin L Davis, Aaron Hilliard, Cynthia Benjamin, Kiren Mitruka

Affiliation

¹ Epidemic Intelligence Service and the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA. hgi7@cdc.gov

PMID: 22684593
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11081311

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Assisted Living Facilities
Disease Outbreaks*
Female
Florida / epidemiology
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / microbiology*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / etiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / prevention & control