2022
The effect of incarceration on TB treatment outcomes
O Marr J, Gonçalves C, Arakaki-Sanchez D, Pelissari D, Costa F, Croda J, Walter K, Andrews J. The effect of incarceration on TB treatment outcomes. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2022, 26: 252-258. PMID: 35197165, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-incarcerated individualsTreatment successTreatment outcomesDrug-susceptible TB casesImproved treatment successTB treatment outcomesTB treatment successClinical risk factorsIncarcerated individualsMultivariate logistic regressionGreater treatment successTB casesClinical factorsObserved therapyPoor outcomeTB notificationsRisk factorsElevated riskGreater efficacyLogistic regressionNotifiable diseaseOutcomesIncarcerated populationsVulnerable individualsUse of DOT
2016
Impact of mass-screening on tuberculosis incidence in a prospective cohort of Brazilian prisoners
Paião DS, Lemos EF, Carbone AD, Sgarbi RV, Junior AL, da Silva FM, Brandão LM, dos Santos LS, Martins VS, Simionatto S, Motta-Castro AR, Pompílio MA, Urrego J, Ko AI, Andrews JR, Croda J. Impact of mass-screening on tuberculosis incidence in a prospective cohort of Brazilian prisoners. BMC Infectious Diseases 2016, 16: 533. PMID: 27716170, PMCID: PMC5048439, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1868-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculin skin testingActive tuberculosisRisk factorsSubsequent diseaseProspective cohort studyEarly case detectionHigh transmission settingsHigh-risk populationPotential risk factorsProportional hazards modelSubsequent disease riskMass screening interventionTST conversionCohort studyProspective cohortHIV testingTuberculosis infectionScreening interventionsSkin testingTB notificationsTuberculosis incidenceSubsequent riskCase detectionSputum samplesActive screening