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Prevalence of patients with respiratory symptoms through active case finding an...
Vieira,Amadeu A.; Ribeiro,Sandra A.; Siqueira,Ana M. de; Galesi,Vera M. N.; Santos,Laedi A. R. dos; Golub,Jonathan E.BACKGROUND: Prisons offer a fertile setting for the transmission of tuberculosis due to the presence of many classic risk factors for both infection and disease: overcrowding, poor ventilation, and little sunlight. Prisoners are often malnourished and have poor hygiene and are more likely to have a background of alcohol and drug abuse. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of prisoners with respiratory sympto...
Date: 2010
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