Tuberculosis control in prisons: current situation and research gaps.

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Tuberculosis (TB) in penitentiary services (prisons) is a major challenge to TB control. This review article describes the challenges that prison systems encounter in TB control and provides solutions for the more efficient use of limited resources based on the three pillars of the post-2015 End TB Strategy. This paper also proposes research priorities for TB control in prisons based on current challenges.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int. J. Infect. Dis.

Title: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

ISSN (Electronic): 1878-3511

ISSN (Print): 1201-9712

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2015

Volume: 32

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[1 ] Joint Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Programme, Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security, and Environment, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, UN City, Marmorvej 51, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: daram@who.int.

[2 ] Joint Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Programme, Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security, and Environment, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, UN City, Marmorvej 51, Copenhagen, Denmark.

[3 ] Academic Medical Center, Department of Global Health, University of Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam Zuidoost, Netherlands.

[4 ] Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[5 ] International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

[6 ] International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva, Switzerland.

[7 ] World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Care and Research Institute, Tradate, Italy.

[8 ] Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari - Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy.

[9 ] International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), South East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.

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Publisher Item ID: S1201-9712(14)01747-0

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.12.029

PubMed ID: 25809766

SO-VID: b647033a-1588-4dbe-a9b9-133a4a4f4f51

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Keywords: End TB Strategy,MDR-TB,Prisons,Research,Tuberculosis,Xpert MTB/RIF

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Keywords: End TB Strategy, MDR-TB, Prisons, Research, Tuberculosis, Xpert MTB/RIF

Tuberculosis control in prisons: current situation and research gaps.

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