State of affairs of tuberculosis in prison facilities: a systematic review of screening practices and recommendations for best TB control.

State of affairs of tuberculosis in prison facilities: a systematic review of screening practices and recommendations for best TB control.

BACKGROUND: Prisoners are at high risk of developing tuberculosis (TB), causing morbidity and mortality. Prison facilities encounter many challenges in TB screening procedures and TB control. This review explores screening practices for detection of TB and describes limitations of TB control in pris...

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Main Authors: Natalie V S Vinkeles Melchers, Sabine L van Elsland, Joep M A Lange, Martien W Borgdorff, Jan van den Hombergh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3556085?pdf=render

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