Active and latent tuberculosis in prisoners in the Central-West Region of Brazil

Introduction Jailed populations exhibit high rates of tuberculosis (TB) infection and active disease. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed to estimate the prevalence of latent and active TB and to identify factors associated with latent infection in inmates. Results The prevalence of la...

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Main Authors: Anderson Oliveira Estevan, Sandra Maria do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Julio Croda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-07-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000400515&lng=en&tlng=en