Pulmonary tuberculosis and drug resistance in Dhaka central jail, the largest prison in Bangladesh. by Sayera Banu, Arman Hossain, Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin, Muhammad Reaj Uddin, Tahmeed Ahmed, Razia Khatun, Asif Mujtaba Mahmud, Khurshid Alam Hyder, Afzalunnessa Binte Lutfor, Md Sirajul Karim, Khalequ Zaman, Md Ashraful Islam Khan, Pravat Chandra Barua, Stephen P Luby

“…The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), its drug resistance and risk factors in Dhaka Central Jail, the largest prison in Bangladesh. METHODS: Cross sectional survey with, active screening of a total number of 11,001 inmates over a period of 2 years. …”
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Effect of active case finding on prevalence and transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis in Dhaka Central Jail, Bangladesh. by Sayera Banu, Md Toufiq Rahman, Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin, Razia Khatun, Md Siddiqur Rahman Khan, Md Mojibur Rahman, Syed Iftekhar Uddin, Tahmeed Ahmed, James D Heffelfinger

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The study was carried out in Dhaka Central Jail (DCJ), from October 2005 to February 2010. …”
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Yield of two consecutive sputum specimens for the effective diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. by Mohammad R Islam, Razia Khatun, Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin, Md Siddiqur Rahman Khan, Md Toufiq Rahman, Tahmeed Ahmed, Sayera Banu

“…METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear and culture results of three consecutive days' sputum specimens from 413 confirmed TB patients which were detected as part of a larger active case finding study in Dhaka Central Jail, the largest correctional facility in Bangladesh. …”
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