Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009–2014

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bourdillon, Paul M., Gonçalves, Crhistinne C.M., Pelissari, Daniele Maria, Arakaki-Sanchez, Denise, Ko, Albert I., Croda, Julio, Andrews, Jason R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28221118
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.161006

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28221118
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.161006

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