Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009–20141
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2303.161006
Abstract: During 2009–2014, incarceration rates in Brazil rose 34%, and tuberculosis (TB) cases among prisoners rose 28.8%. The proportion of national TB cases that occurred among prisoners increased from 6.2% to 8.4% overall and from 19.3%… read more here.
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Increase in Tuberculosis Diagnostic Delay during First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Data from an Italian Infectious Disease Referral Hospital
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10030272
Abstract: Background: The WHO advised that the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on TB services was estimated to be dramatic due to the disruption of TB services. Methods: A retrospective data collection and evaluation was conducted to… read more here.
Keywords: period; increase tuberculosis; patients hospitalized; delay ... See more keywords