Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in prisons located in former Soviet countries: A systematic review.

Maxwell Droznin,Allen Johnson,Asal Mohamadi Johnson,Riccardo Manganelli

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174373

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Journal: PloS one	Publication Date: Mar 23, 2017
Citations: 28	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Rollins College, Stetson University

Abstract

BackgroundA systematic literature review was performed to investigate the occurrence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) in prisons located in countries formerly part of the Soviet Union.MethodsA systematic search of published studies reporting MDR TB occurrence in prisons located in former Soviet countries was conducted by probing PubMed and Cumulative Index Nursing and Allied Health Literature for articles that met predetermined inclusion criteria.ResultsSeventeen studies were identified for systematic review. Studies were conducted in six different countries. Overall, prevalence of MDR TB among prisoners varied greatly between studies. Our findings suggest a high prevalence of MDR TB in prisons of Post-Soviet states with percentages as high as 16 times more than the worldwide prevalence estimated by the WHO in 2014.ConclusionAll studies suggested a high prevalence of MDR TB in prison populations in Post-Soviet states.

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It is estimated that as of 2014, there were 480,000 cases of multidrugresistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) worldwide [1]
Our findings suggest a high prevalence of MDR TB in prisons of Post-Soviet states with percentages as high as 16 times more than the worldwide prevalence estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2014
All studies suggested a high prevalence of MDR TB in prison populations in Post-Soviet states

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Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in former Soviet prisons tuberculosis (MDR TB) by the World Health Organization (WHO), 15 of them were in PostSoviet states [2]. While MDR TB can arise when patients do not complete a full course of anti-TB medications, it can be transmitted from person-to-person via infected droplets in the air, even to those who have never taken anti-TB drugs [7,8,9,10]. This makes MDR TB a particular concern in crowded, in-door areas, such as prisons. A systematic literature review was performed to investigate the occurrence of multidrugresistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) in prisons located in countries formerly part of the Soviet Union

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