Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis in prison inmates Tuberculosis y tuberculosis latente en la población carcelaria Tuberculose e tuberculose latente na população prisional

Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis in prison inmates Tuberculosis y tuberculosis latente en la población carcelaria Tuberculose e tuberculose latente na população prisional

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalences of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis in inmates. METHODS: Observational study was carried out with inmates of a prison and a jail in the State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, between March and December of 2008. Questionnaires were used to collect sociodem...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Péricles Alves Nogueira, Regina Maura Cabral de Melo Abrahão, Vera Maria Neder Galesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Tuberculosis Latente
Epidemiología
Prisioneros
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pruebas de sensibilidad microbiana
Prueba de tuberculina
Tuberculose Latente
Epidemiologia
Prisioneiros
Testes de sensibilidade microbiana
Teste tuberculínico
Latent Tuberculosis
Epidemiology
Prisoners
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Tuberculin Skin Test
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102012000100015

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102012000100015

Similar Items