Lobacheva T, Sazhin V, Vdovichenko E, Giesecke J
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Euro Surveill. 2005 Jun;10(6):93-6.
The tuberculosis (TB) situation in the Russian penitentiary system has received much attention. We performed a descriptive epidemiological study of TB in two St Petersburg remand prisons (SIZOs). The medical databases of the TB divisions in these prisons were searched for all diagnosed cases of TB from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2002. The main diagnostic method was chest x ray. The total number of reported TB cases in these two remand prisons during this three-year period was 876. Out of these, 432 were diagnosed at entry to prison, and 444 developed the disease during incarceration, with the proportion diagnosed during incarceration increasing over time. The majority of cases were aged under 30 years. TB incidence in Russian remand prisons is still very high and needs to be monitored closely.
俄罗斯监狱系统中的结核病（TB）情况备受关注。我们对圣彼得堡两所还押监狱（SIZOs）的结核病进行了描述性流行病学研究。在这些监狱结核病科室的医疗数据库中，搜索了2000年1月1日至2002年12月31日期间所有确诊的结核病病例。主要诊断方法是胸部X光检查。在这三年期间，这两所还押监狱报告的结核病病例总数为876例。其中，432例在入狱时被诊断出，444例在监禁期间患病，且监禁期间诊断出的病例比例随时间增加。大多数病例年龄在30岁以下。俄罗斯还押监狱中的结核病发病率仍然很高，需要密切监测。
