High tuberculosis prevalence in a South African prison: the need for routine tuberculosis screening.

High tuberculosis prevalence in a South African prison: the need for routine tuberculosis screening.

<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculosis is a major health concern in prisons, particularly where HIV prevalence is high. Our objective was to determine the undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis ("undiagnosed tuberculosis") prevalence in a representative sample of prisoners in a South Afri...

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Main Authors: Lilanganee Telisinghe, Katherine L Fielding, Justin L Malden, Yasmeen Hanifa, Gavin J Churchyard, Alison D Grant, Salome Charalambous
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087262
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