Prisons as Reservoir for Community Transmission of Tuberculosis, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Sacchi, Flávia P.C. ; Praça, Renata M. ; Tatara, Mariana B. ; Simonsen, Vera ; Ferrazoli, Lucilaine ; Croda, Mariana G. ; Suffys, Philip N. ; Ko, Albert I. ; Andrews, Jason R. ; Croda, Julio
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Case-Control Studies Disease Reservoirs Female Humans Male Molecular Typing Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Population Surveillance Prevalence Prisons Risk Factors Tuberculosis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(3):452-455.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c4ae3558435ac5dbd0bbbe24f9200a81c113dc9c72e9504f46623dd94e549e7f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/28095/cdc_28095_DS1.pdf
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