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Tuberculosis in a southern Brazilian prison.

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Nov 2012

Kuhleis Daniele, Ribeiro Andrezza Wolowski, Costa Elis Regina Dalla, Cafrune Patrícia Izquierdo, Schmid Karen Barros, Costa Lucas Laux da, Ribeiro Marta Osório, Zaha Arnaldo, Rossetti Maria Lucia Rosa

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The occurrence of tuberculosis (TB) in prisons has been described as an alarming public health problem in many countries, especially in developing nations. The objective of this study was to conduct a survey among prisoners with TB respiratory symptoms in order to estimate the incidence of the disease, to analyze the drug susceptibility profile and genotype the isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the city...

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PMID: 23147148
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762012000700012

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