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Prevalence of tuberculosis in prisons: risk factors and molecular epidemiology.

The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Oct 2015

Valença M S, Scaini J L R, Abileira F S, Gonçalves C V, von Groll A, Silva P E A

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SETTING: Tuberculosis (TB) in prisons is a challenge for the public health system. Active and passive case screening are important tools for TB case detection. OBJECTIVE: To characterise TB in a southern Brazil prison in terms of epidemiological variables, diagnostic approaches and clinical isolate genotypes. DESIGN: Inmates of a southern Brazilian prison were assessed using active and passive TB case screening....

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PMID: 26459530
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0126

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