Trends in tuberculosis notification and treatment outcomes in prisons: a country-wide assessment in El Salvador from 2009–2014

ABSTRACT Objective To describe trends in tuberculosis (TB) notification and treatment outcomes in 25 prisons in El Salvador from 2009–2014 and to determine if a set of interventions introduced in 2011 affected TB case finding and management. Methods This was operational research that utilized a re...

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Main Authors: Gilberto Ayala, Julio Garay, Miguel Aragon, Tom Decroo, Rony Zachariah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892016000100038&lng=en&tlng=en