Tuberculosis in NSW, 2003–2007

Bridget A. O’Connor; Lindy L. Fritsche; Amanda J. Christensen; Jeremy M. McAnulty

doi:10.1071/NB09001

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Tuberculosis in NSW, 2003–2007

Bridget A. O’Connor ^A , Lindy L. Fritsche ^A , Amanda J. Christensen ^A and Jeremy M. McAnulty ^A

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Communicable Diseases Branch, NSW Department of Health

NSW Public Health Bulletin 20(4) 59-68 https://doi.org/10.1071/NB09001
Published: 27 April 2009

Acknowledgments

We acknowledge the important role of staff of the chest clinics, public health units, laboratories, doctors and Communicable Diseases Branch of NSW Department of Health in collecting and reporting data on tuberculosis cases in NSW. In particular, we acknowledge Peter Jelfs and Vitali Sintchenko from the Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research for reviewing the drug resistance data.

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