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. 2015 Mar;21(3):452-5. doi: 10.3201/eid2103.140896.
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.
我们在巴西多拉杜斯开展了一项基于人群的结核病病例研究,以评估监禁与普通人群结核病之间的关系。在城市人群中,监禁与结核病有关联;54%的结核分枝杆菌菌株与监狱人员的菌株相关。监狱中的结核病控制对于降低疾病患病率至关重要。