title: Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009-20141.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bourdillon
authors.forename: Crhistinne C M
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Daniele Maria
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Pelissari
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arakaki-Sanchez
authors.forename: Albert I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Croda
authors.forename: Jason R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Andrews
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
keywords: Brazil; Mycobacterium; TB; bacteria; prisoners; prisons; tuberculosis; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria