Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009-2014<sup>1</sup>.

Bourdillon, Paul M; Gonçalves, Crhistinne C M; Pelissari, Daniele Maria; Arakaki-Sanchez, Denise; Ko, Albert I; Croda, Julio; Andrews, Jason R

Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009-2014¹.

Bourdillon, Paul M; Gonçalves, Crhistinne C M; Pelissari, Daniele Maria; Arakaki-Sanchez, Denise; Ko, Albert I; Croda, Julio; Andrews, Jason R.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 23(3): 496-499, 2017 03.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28221118

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

During 2009-2014, incarceration rates in Brazil rose 34%, and tuberculosis (TB) cases among prisoners rose 28.8%. The proportion of national TB cases that occurred among prisoners increased from 6.2% to 8.4% overall and from 19.3% to 25.6% among men 20-29 years of age.

Asunto(s)

Prisioneros; Tuberculosis/epidemiología; Adolescente; Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico; Brasil/epidemiología; Femenino; Humanos; Masculino; Prisiones; Estudios Retrospectivos; Tuberculosis/tratamiento farmacológico; Adulto Joven

Palabras clave

Brazil; Mycobacterium; TB; bacteria; prisoners; prisons; tuberculosis; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria

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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Prisioneros / Tuberculosis Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Emerg Infect Dis Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article

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