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. 2002 Nov;8(11):1271–1279. doi: 10.3201/eid0811.020261

Table 3. Identified transmission settings for 114 patients with recently acquired tuberculosis (TB).

Settings Total patients with
known settings (%) Setting identified by routine contact investigation (%) Setting identified by DNA cluster investigation (%)
Traditional
 Household
 Close relative
 Close friend
Nontraditional
 Hospital (23,28)
 Other workplace (24)
 Social club (25)
 Homeless shelter
 Bar
 Prison/jail (26)
 Store (27)
 Church
 Nursing home
 School
 Ship
 Mortuary (29)
Total 28 (24.6)
13 (11.4)
17 (14.9)
10 (8.8)
6 (5.3)
11 (9.6)
5 (4.4)
10 (8.8)
5 (4.4)
2 (1.8)
2 (1.8)
1 (0.9)
1 (0.9)
1 (0.9)
114 (100.0) 25 (34.7)
13 (18.1)
11 (22.2)
5 (6.9)
6 (8.3)
7 (9.7)
0
1 (1.4)
3 (4.2)
0
0
0
0
1 (1.8)
0 (1.4)
72 (100.0) 3 (7.1)
0
6 (14.3)
5 (11.9)
0
4 (9.5)
5 (11.9)
9 (21.4)
2 (4.8)
2 (4.8)
2 (4.8)
2 4.8)
1 (2.4)
0 (2.4)
42 (100.0)