@article {Chee:2005:1027-3719:1248,
title = "Contact screening and latent TB infection treatment in Singapore correctional facilities",
journal = "The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease",
parent_itemid = "infobike://iuatld/ijtld",
publishercode ="iuatld",
year = "2005",
volume = "9",
number = "11",
publication date ="2005-11-01T00:00:00",
pages = "1248-1252",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1027-3719",
eissn = "1815-7920",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld/ijtld/2005/00000009/00000011/art00013",
keyword = "prisons, tuberculin skin testing, drug rehabilitation centres, tuberculosis, contact screening, latent TB infection",
author = "Chee, C. B. E. and Teleman, M. D. and Boudville, I. C. and Wang, Y. T.",
abstract = "SETTING: Singapore, a city-state with a tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate of 47 per 100000 population in 2000.OBJECTIVES: 1) To report our experience with contact investigation and latent TB infection (LTBI) treatment in high-risk contacts with unknown human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status in correctional facilities (CFs) (prisons/drug rehabilitation centres); and 2) to compare the yield of contact screening in this setting with that in the community (household/family) setting.METHODS: The tuberculin skin test (TST) readings of 704 CF contacts screened from 1999 to 2001 were compared with those of 2729 household/family contacts who underwent screening in 2000.RESULTS: Respectively eight (1.1%) and 20 (0.7%) active TB cases were detected among the CF and community contacts. A significantly higher proportion of CF contacts had first (non-conversion) TST readings 15 mm (39% vs. 22%, OR 2.3; 95%Cl 1.92.7; P P P CONCLUSION: We found a high LTBI rate among CF contacts, presenting an opportunity for intervention.",
}