Tuberculosis among correctional facility workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

INTRODUCTION:Prison inmates can transmit tuberculosis, including drug-resistant strains, to correctional facility workers and the community. In this systematic literature review, we investigated the magnitude of active and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and associated risk factors among correc...

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Main Authors: Micheli Luize Grenzel, Antonio José Grande, Anamaria Mello Miranda Paniago, Mauricio Antonio Pompilio, Sandra Maria do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Anete Trajman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6237373?pdf=render