Incidence and prevalence of tuberculosis in incarcerated populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Autores principales: Olivia Cords, MS (Autor), Leonardo Martinez, PhD (Autor), Joshua L Warren, PhD (Autor), Jamieson Michael O'Marr, MS (Autor), Katharine S Walter, PhD (Autor), Ted Cohen, ProfMD (Autor), Jimmy Zheng, BS (Autor), Albert I Ko, ProfMD (Autor), Julio Croda, ProfPhD (Autor), Jason R Andrews, MD (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Elsevier, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Summary: Background: Prisons are recognised as high-risk environments for tuberculosis, but there has been little systematic investigation of the global and regional incidence and prevalence of tuberculosis, and its determinants, in prisons. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the...