title: Prisons as reservoir for community transmission of tuberculosis, Brazil.
abstract: We conducted a population-based study of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Dourados, Brazil, to assess the relationship between incarceration and TB in the general population. Incarceration was associated with TB in an urban population; 54% of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains were related to strains from persons in prisons. TB control in prisons is critical for reducing disease prevalence.
authors: Flávia P C
authors: FP
authors: Sacchi
authors: Renata M
authors: RM
authors: Praça
authors: Mariana B
authors: MB
authors: Tatara
authors: Vera
authors: V
authors: Simonsen
authors: Lucilaine
authors: L
authors: Ferrazoli
authors: Mariana G
authors: MG
authors: Croda
authors: Philip N
authors: PN
authors: Suffys
authors: Albert I
authors: AI
authors: Ko
authors: Jason R
authors: JR
authors: Andrews
authors: Julio
authors: J
authors: Croda
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D011330:Prisons; D012307:Risk Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*
keywords: Brazil; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; bacteria; case–control study; community transmission; epidemiology; genotyping; prisoners; reservoir; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
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