Simoultaneuos Occurence of Other Diseases Among Prison Inmates with Tuberculosis

Prison populations are considered to be at high risk for tuberculosis infections, and many of the cases encountered have initiated while the individuals were in prison. There are also studies that have estimated the occupational risk of exposure and infection for hospital-based and correctional heal...

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Autores principales: Cernat, Tanta, Comanescu, Maria, Alexandru, D., Carlig, V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medical University Publishing House Craiova 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24778828
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description Prison populations are considered to be at high risk for tuberculosis infections, and many of the cases encountered have initiated while the individuals were in prison. There are also studies that have estimated the occupational risk of exposure and infection for hospital-based and correctional healthcare workers. To our knowledge, data on the incidence and risk factors associated with tuberculosis are very scanty in Romania, and therefore the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for this infections among a sample of prison inmates stationed at Colibasi Hospital Prison.
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spelling pubmed-39452702014-04-28 Simoultaneuos Occurence of Other Diseases Among Prison Inmates with Tuberculosis Cernat, Tanta Comanescu, Maria Alexandru, D. Carlig, V. Curr Health Sci J Original Paper Prison populations are considered to be at high risk for tuberculosis infections, and many of the cases encountered have initiated while the individuals were in prison. There are also studies that have estimated the occupational risk of exposure and infection for hospital-based and correctional healthcare workers. To our knowledge, data on the incidence and risk factors associated with tuberculosis are very scanty in Romania, and therefore the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for this infections among a sample of prison inmates stationed at Colibasi Hospital Prison. Medical University Publishing House Craiova 2010 2010-09-21 /pmc/articles/PMC3945270/ /pubmed/24778828 Text en Copyright © 2010, Medical University Publishing House Craiova
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title_fullStr Simoultaneuos Occurence of Other Diseases Among Prison Inmates with Tuberculosis
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24778828
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