Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009-20141.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 23(3): 496-499, 2017 03.
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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.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Prisioneros
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Tuberculosis
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article