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Dixie E. Snider, Jr, MD, MPH; Mary D. Hutton, RN, MPH

JAMA. 1989;261(3):436-437.

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In this issue of THE JOURNAL, Braun et al¹ document the increasing problem of tuberculosis (TB) in the New York State Department of Correctional Services. Tuberculosis is not a new problem in correctional facilities in New York. A chest roentgenographic survey conducted among inmates of the New York State Department of Corrections from 1944 through 1948 found a prevalence of "clinically significant tuberculosis" of 1.2% among men and 0.7% among women. This prevalence was significantly higher than that in the general population, which was estimated to be about 0.3%.² In 1970, Abeles et al³ reported the prevalence of "active tuberculosis" among newly admitted inmates in the New York City correctional system to be 0.2%.

The problem of TB in correctional facilities has never been limited to New York.^4-6 In fact, a recent survey of 15 379 TB cases reported from 29 states during 1984 and 1985 . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Centers for Disease Control Atlanta

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