Towards selective tuberculosis screening of people in prison in a low-incidence country. Issue 4 (9th April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: de Vries, Gerard; Commandeur, Sylvia; Erkens, Connie; Haddad, Walid; Jansen, Niesje; Kouw, Peter; Kamphorst-Roemer, Margreet
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 55:Issue 4(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-04-09
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02209-2019
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

In 2018, 806 tuberculosis (TB) patients were notified in the Netherlands, which was the second lowest number recorded since notification became mandatory in 1980; only 2017 had fewer notified cases (n=783) [1]. In this century, TB notification rates in the Netherlands declined by 50%, from 9.3 patients per 100 000 population in 2001 (1492 patients) to 4.7 per 100 000 in 2018. In 2018, 77% of the TB patients were born outside the Netherlands. Screening all prisoners in low-incidence countries is not effective. Screening data can help to direct screening activities. Continuity of tuberculosis treatment and care is a major concern in prisoners after their release from prison. http://bit.ly/2rzn5l8