Active and latent tuberculosis in Brazilian correctional facilities: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) rates among prisoners are more than 20 times that of the general population in Brazil, yet there are limited data available to facilitate the development of effective interventions in this high-transmission setting. We aimed to assess risk factors for TB infection and e...

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Autores principales: Carbone, Andrea da Silva Santos, Paião, Dayse Sanchez Guimarães, Sgarbi, Renata Viebrantz Enne, Lemos, Everton Ferreira, Cazanti, Renato Fernando, Ota, Marcos Massaki, Junior, Alexandre Laranjeira, Bampi, José Victor Bortolotto, Elias, Vanessa Perreira Fayad, Simionatto, Simone, Motta-Castro, Ana Rita Coimbra, Pompílio, Maurício Antonio, de Oliveira, Sandra Maria do Valle, Ko, Albert I, Andrews, Jason R, Croda, Julio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25608746
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0764-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25608746
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0764-8

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