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PRISONS AS RESERVOIR FOR COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION OF TUBERCULOSIS, BRAZIL
Tuberculose
Transmissão
Epidemiologia
Prisioneiros
Brasil
Humanos
Author
Affilliation
Federal University of Grande Dourados. Dourados, MS, Brazil
Federal University of Grande Dourados. Dourados, MS, Brazil
Federal University of Grande Dourados. Dourados, MS, Brazil
Adolfo Lutz Institute. São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Adolfo Lutz Institute. São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Federal University of Grande Dourados. Dourados, MS, Brazil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Yale University School of Public Health. New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford, California, USA
Federal University of Grande Dourados. Dourados, MS, Brazil
Federal University of Grande Dourados. Dourados, MS, Brazil
Federal University of Grande Dourados. Dourados, MS, Brazil
Adolfo Lutz Institute. São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Adolfo Lutz Institute. São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Federal University of Grande Dourados. Dourados, MS, Brazil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Yale University School of Public Health. New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford, California, USA
Federal University of Grande Dourados. Dourados, MS, Brazil
Abstract
We conducted a population-based study of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Dourados, Brazil, to assess the relationship between incarceration and TB in the general population. Incarceration was associated with TB in an urban population; 54% of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains were related to strains from persons in prisons. TB control in prisons is critical for reducing disease prevalence.
Keywords in Portuguese
Mycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculose
Transmissão
Epidemiologia
Prisioneiros
Brasil
Humanos
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