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Prisons as reservoir for community transmission of tuberculosis, Brazil.

Sacchi, Flávia P C; Praça, Renata M; Tatara, Mariana B; Simonsen, Vera; Ferrazoli, Lucilaine; Croda, Mariana G; Suffys, Philip N; Ko, Albert I; Andrews, Jason R; Croda, Julio.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 21(3): 452-5, 2015 Mar.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25642998

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We conducted a population-based study of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Dourados, Brazil, to assess the relationship between incarceration and TB in the general population. Incarceration was associated with TB in an urban population; 54% of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains were related to strains from persons in prisons. TB control in prisons is critical for reducing disease prevalence.

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Disease Reservoirs , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics , Prisons , Tuberculosis/epidemiology , Tuberculosis/transmission , Brazil/epidemiology , Case-Control Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Molecular Typing , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/classification , Population Surveillance , Prevalence , Risk Factors

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