Importance of Cough and M. tuberculosis Strain Type as Risks for Increased Transmission within Households

Edward C. Jones-López; Soyeon Kim; Geisa Fregona; Patricia Marques-Rodrigues; David Jamil Hadad; Lucilia Pereira Dutra Molina; Solange Vinhas; Nancy Reilly; Stephanie Moine; Soumitesh Chakravorty; Mary Gaeddert; Rodrigo Ribeiro-Rodrigues; Padmini Salgame; Moises Palaci; David Alland; Jerrold J. Ellner; Reynaldo Dietze

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100984

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Importance of Cough and M. tuberculosis Strain Type as Risks for Increased Transmission within Households

Edward C. Jones-López ,

* E-mail: edward.jones@bmc.org

Affiliation Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Soyeon Kim,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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Geisa Fregona,

Affiliation Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas (NDI), Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, Brazil
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Patricia Marques-Rodrigues,

Affiliation Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas (NDI), Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, Brazil
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David Jamil Hadad,

Affiliation Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas (NDI), Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, Brazil
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Lucilia Pereira Dutra Molina,

Affiliation Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas (NDI), Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, Brazil
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Solange Vinhas,

Affiliation Mycobacteriology Laboratory, Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, UFES, Vitória, Brazil
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Nancy Reilly,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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Stephanie Moine,

Affiliation Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Soumitesh Chakravorty,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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Mary Gaeddert,

Affiliation Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Rodrigo Ribeiro-Rodrigues,

Affiliation Cellular and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, UFES, Vitória, Brazil
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Padmini Salgame,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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Moises Palaci,

Affiliation Mycobacteriology Laboratory, Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, UFES, Vitória, Brazil
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David Alland,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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Jerrold J. Ellner,

Affiliation Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Reynaldo Dietze

Affiliation Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas (NDI), Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, Brazil
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Importance of Cough and M. tuberculosis Strain Type as Risks for Increased Transmission within Households

Edward C. Jones-López,
Soyeon Kim,
Geisa Fregona,
Patricia Marques-Rodrigues,
David Jamil Hadad,
Lucilia Pereira Dutra Molina,
Solange Vinhas,
Nancy Reilly,
Stephanie Moine,
Soumitesh Chakravorty

Published: July 2, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100984

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