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Table 1 Parameters (time, person, place) by which cases in the cluster were linked.

From: A Mycobacterium tuberculosiscluster demonstrating the use of genotyping in urban tuberculosis control

Tuberculosis case in cluster

Linked to source patient

Time

Person

Place

2, 3

Case X

Yes

Yes

Yes

1, 4, 11

Case X

Yes

No

No

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, A

Case X

Yes

No

Yes

14, 22, 23

Case X

No

No

Yes

24, D

Case X

No

Yes

Yes

12, 13, 15

Case 11

Yes

No

Yes

16, 21

Case 11

Yes

Yes

Yes

B, 17

Case 14

Yes

Yes

Yes

C

Case 18

Yes

Yes

Yes

26, 27

Case D

Yes

No

Yes

28

Case 23

No

Yes

Yes

18, 19, 20, 25

No link established

No

No

No

  1. Cases with a number are culture-confirmed; cases with a letter are culture-negative cases epidemiologically linked to the cluster.