Open AccessYield, Efficiency, and Costs of Mass Screening Algorithms for Tuberculosis in Brazilian Prisons
Author(s) -
Andréa da Silva Santos,
Roberto Dias de Oliveira,
Everton Ferreira Lemos,
Fabiano Francisco de Lima,
Ted Cohen,
Olivia Cords,
Leonardo Martínez,
Crhistinne Cavalheiro Maymone Gonçalves,
Albert I. Ko,
Jason R. Andrews,
Júlio Croda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciaa135
Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , tuberculosis , sputum culture , algorithm , pathology , computer science
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among incarcerated populations globally. We performed mass TB screening in 3 prisons and assessed yield, efficiency, and costs associated with various screening algorithms.
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