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Emerg Infect Dis
; 21(3): 452-5, 2015 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25642998
ABSTRACT
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.