Prisons as Reservoir for Community Transmission of Tuberculosis, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases·
- DOI
- 10.3201/eid2103.140896
- PMID
- 25642998
- PMCID
- PMC4344267
- OpenAlex
- W1982901663
- Study type
- Case-control study
- Publisher
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
Controlling tuberculosis in prison settings is critical for reducing disease prevalence in the broader community, as prisons may serve as reservoirs for community transmission.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The study assessed the relationship between incarceration and tuberculosis in the general population of Dourados, Brazil.
Study design
A population-based study design was used to examine tuberculosis cases and their relationship to incarceration.
Population and setting
The study examined an urban population in Dourados, Brazil, including both community members and incarcerated individuals.
Main findings
Incarceration was associated with tuberculosis in the urban population. More than half of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains identified were related to strains from incarcerated persons.
Public-health relevance
Controlling tuberculosis in prison settings is critical for reducing disease prevalence in the broader community, as prisons may serve as reservoirs for community transmission.
Important limitations
This summary is limited to the supplied single-article abstract and metadata and requires the original paper for decision-grade interpretation.
GIDS interpretation
The study provides context for understanding tuberculosis transmission dynamics between incarcerated and community populations. The classifier links indicate relevance to tuberculosis surveillance, transmission dynamics, and treatment topics in Brazil.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 10 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.