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- Title
Treatment Outcomes for Tuberculosis Infection and Disease Among Persons Deprived of Liberty, Uganda, 2020.
- Authors
Lukoye, Deus; Kalamya, Julius N.; Awor, Anna Colletar; Gustavson, Gail; Kabanda, Joseph; Ferroussier-Davis, Odile; Kajoba, Charles; Kanyamibwa, Azaria; Marungu, Leonard; Turyahabwe, Stavia; Muchuro, Simon; Mills, Lisa; Dirlikov, Emilio; Nelson, Lisa J.
- Abstract
We report that unsuccessful treatment outcomes were 11.8% for tuberculosis (TB) disease and 21.8% for TB infection among persons deprived of liberty in Uganda Prisons Service facilities. Remedial efforts should include enhancing referral networks to ensure treatment continuity, strengthening data systems for complete outcome documentation, and prioritizing short-course treatment regimens.
- Subjects
UGANDA; TREATMENT effectiveness; TUBERCULOSIS; INFECTION; LIBERTY
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 7, p1402
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid3007.230611