National Active Case-Finding Program for Tuberculosis in Prisons, Peru, 2024
Esther Jung, Valentina A. Alarcón, Wilfredo Santos Solís Tupes, Tatiana Avalos-Cruz, Marco Tovar, Erika Abregu, Max Z. Yang, Jason R. Andrews, et al. (9 authors)
Emerging infectious diseases · 2025-02
Abstract
During January-September 2024, a national active case-finding program in Peru's prisons screened >38,000 persons for tuberculosis (TB) using chest radiography with automated interpretation and rapid molecular tests. The program found high percentages of TB, rifampin-resistant TB, and asymptomatic infections, demonstrating the urgent need for systematic screening among incarcerated populations.
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Virology
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Environmental health
- Geography