Prisons as reservoir for community transmission of tuberculosis, Brazil

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

Resumen en ingles

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.

Editor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Referencia

SACCHI, F. P. C. et al. Prisons as reservoir for community transmission of tuberculosis, Brazil. Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 21, n. 3, p. 452-455, 2015.

DOI

10.3201/eid2103.140896

ISSN

1080-6040

Notas

Albert Icksang Ko “Documento produzido em parceria ou por autor vinculado à Fiocruz, mas não consta à informação no documento”.

Por favor, use este identificador para citar o enlazar este ítem: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/19320

Tipo

Derechos de autor

Acceso abierto

Colecciones

Compartir

Estadísticas

Metadatos

Autor

Afiliación

Resumen en ingles

Palabras clave en portugues

Palabras clave en ingles

DeCS

Editor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Referencia

DOI

ISSN

Notas