Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009-2014 1

During 2009-2014, incarceration rates in Brazil rose 34%, and tuberculosis (TB) cases among prisoners rose 28.8%. The proportion of national TB cases that occurred among prisoners increased from 6.2% to 8.4% overall and from 19.3% to 25.6% among men 20-29 years of age.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2017-03, Vol.23 (3), p.496
Hauptverfasser:	Bourdillon, Paul M, Gonçalves, Crhistinne C M, Pelissari, Daniele Maria, Arakaki-Sanchez, Denise, Ko, Albert I, Croda, Julio, Andrews, Jason R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Brazil - epidemiology Female Humans Male Prisoners Prisons Retrospective Studies Tuberculosis - drug therapy Tuberculosis - epidemiology Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	During 2009-2014, incarceration rates in Brazil rose 34%, and tuberculosis (TB) cases among prisoners rose 28.8%. The proportion of national TB cases that occurred among prisoners increased from 6.2% to 8.4% overall and from 19.3% to 25.6% among men 20-29 years of age.
ISSN:	1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2303.161006