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

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Jul;30(7):1402-1405. doi: 10.3201/eid3007.230611.

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.

Keywords: TB; TB preventive treatment; Uganda; bacteria; latent TB infection; persons deprived of liberty; respiratory infections; tuberculosis; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antitubercular Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prisoners
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculosis* / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis* / epidemiology
  • Uganda / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents