Bacteriologically-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in an Ethiopian prison: Prevalence from screening of entrant and resident prisoners.

Bacteriologically-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in an Ethiopian prison: Prevalence from screening of entrant and resident prisoners.

<h4>Background</h4>Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) is a major health problem in prisons. Multiple studies of TB in regional Ethiopian prisons have assessed prevalence and risk factors but have not examined recently implemented screening programs for TB in prisons. This study compares bacter...

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Main Authors: Eliyas Tsegaye Sahle, Jill Blumenthal, Sonia Jain, Shelly Sun, Jason Young, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Habtamu Woldeamanuel, Lemma Teferra, Beniam Feleke, Olivier Vandenberg, Zilma Rey, Melissa Briggs-Hagen, Richard Haubrich, Wondwossen Amogne, John Allen McCutchan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226160

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