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Prisons as Reservoir for Community Transmission of Tuberculosis, Brazil EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES Sacchi, F. P., Praca, R. M., Tatara, M. B., Simonsen, V., Ferrazoli, L., Croda, M. G., Suffys, P. N., Ko, A. I., Andrews, J. R., Croda, J. 2015; 21 (3): 452-455
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.
View details for DOI 10.3201/eid2103.140896
View details for Web of Science ID 000350269300009
View details for PubMedID 25642998