Bacteriologically-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in an Ethiopian prison: Prevalence from screening of entrant and resident prisoners

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) is a major health problem in prisons. Multiple studies of TB in regional Ethiopian prisons have assessed prevalence and risk factors but have not examined recently implemented screening programs for TB in prisons. This study compares bacteriologically-confirm...

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Autores principales: Tsegaye Sahle, Eliyas, Blumenthal, Jill, Jain, Sonia, Sun, Shelly, Young, Jason, Manyazewal, Tsegahun, Woldeamanuel, Habtamu, Teferra, Lemma, Feleke, Beniam, Vandenberg, Olivier, Rey, Zilma, Briggs-Hagen, Melissa, Haubrich, Richard, Amogne, Wondwossen, McCutchan, John Allen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6907752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31830092
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226160

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6907752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31830092
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226160

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