Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2024)

Treatment Outcomes for Tuberculosis Infection and Disease Among Persons Deprived of Liberty, Uganda, 2020

  • Deus Lukoye,
  • Julius N. Kalamya,
  • Anna Colletar Awor,
  • Gail Gustavson,
  • Joseph Kabanda,
  • Odile Ferroussier-Davis,
  • Charles Kajoba,
  • Azaria Kanyamibwa,
  • Leonard Marungu,
  • Stavia Turyahabwe,
  • Simon Muchuro,
  • Lisa Mills,
  • Emilio Dirlikov,
  • Lisa J. Nelson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3007.230611
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 7
pp. 1402 – 1405

Abstract

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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.

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