title: Tuberculosis transmission in a state correctional institution--California, 1990-1991.
abstract: During September and October 1991, active tuberculosis (TB) was diagnosed in two inmates and one employee of a California state correctional institution (1991 average annual inmate population, 5421; employees, 1500). This report presents findings from an investigation by the California Department of Health Services (CDHS), the California Department of Corrections (CDOC), and CDC to determine whether ongoing transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was occurring in the institution.
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002140:California; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects; D011330:Prisons; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents