Scaling up evidence-based approaches to tuberculosis screening in prisons

• Main Authors: Charalambous, Salome, Velen, Kavindhran, Rueda, Zulma, Croda, Julio, Herce, Michael E., Shenoi, Sheela, Altice, Frederick L., Muyoyeta, Monde, Telisinghe, Lily, Grandjean, Louis, Keshavjee, Salmaan, Andrews, Jason R.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2023
• Subjects: Medical technology; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/38411/

People deprived of liberty have among the highest rates of tuberculosis globally. The incidence of tuberculosis is ten times greater than the incidence of tuberculosis in the general population. In 2021, WHO updated its guidance to strongly recommend systematic screening for tuberculosis in prisons...