High incidence of tuberculosis, low sensitivity of current diagnostic scheme and prolonged culture positivity in four Colombian prisons. A cohort study

ABSTRACT: Objective: To determine the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in inmates, factors associated with TB, and the time to sputum smear and culture conversion during TB treatment. Methods: Prospective cohort study. All prisoners with respiratory symptoms (RS) of any duration were evaluat...

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Autores:

Rueda Vallejo, Zulma Vanessa
López López, Lucelly
Vélez Giraldo, Lázaro Agustín
Marín Pineda, Diana Marcela
Giraldo, Margarita Rosa
Pulido, Henry
Orozco, Luis Carlos
Montes, Fernando
Arbeláez Montoya, María Patricia

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2013

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/22143

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/10495/22143

Palabra clave:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Pulmonar
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Factores de Riesgo
Risk Factors
Tuberculosis - Epidemiologia
Tuberculosis - Diagnóstico
Presos - Colombia

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openAccess

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/