State of Affairs of Tuberculosis in Prison Facilities: A Systematic Review of Screening Practices and Recommendations for Best TB Control

BACKGROUND: Prisoners are at high risk of developing tuberculosis (TB), causing morbidity and mortality. Prison facilities encounter many challenges in TB screening procedures and TB control. This review explores screening practices for detection of TB and describes limitations of TB control in pris...

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Autores principales: Vinkeles Melchers, Natalie V. S., van Elsland, Sabine L., Lange, Joep M. A., Borgdorff, Martien W., van den Hombergh, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3556085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23372662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053644

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3556085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23372662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053644

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