Delay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in prisons in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Carla Celina RibeiroAndrea da Silva SantosDaniel Henrique TsuhaRoberto Dias de OliveiraEverton Ferreira LemosPaul BourdillonAlexandre LaranjeiraChristinne Cavalheiro Maymone GonçalvesJason R AndrewsAlbert I KoJulio Henrique da Rosa CrodaPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2023)
Delays were significant between reporting of the first symptoms and diagnosis and significantly smaller from the time between notification and start of treatment. Control strategies should be implemented to diagnose cases through active screening, to avoid delays in diagnosis and treatment, and to reduce TB transmission.