title: Defining a tuberculosis cluster or outbreak.
authors.affiliation: Medical Director, Victorian Tuberculosis Program, Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Vicotria.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Denholm
authors.affiliation: Medical Advisor, Tuberculosis, Communicable Diseases Unit, Chief Health Officer Branch, Queensland Health, Fortitude Valley, Queensland.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coulter
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Consultant, SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bastian
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology