The High Burden of Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in a Large Zambian Prison: A Public Health Alert

German Henostroza; Stephanie M. Topp; Sisa Hatwiinda; Katie R. Maggard; Winifreda Phiri; Jennifer B. Harris; Annika Krüüner; Nathan Kapata; Helen Ayles; Chisela Chileshe; Stewart E. Reid

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067338

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The High Burden of Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in a Large Zambian Prison: A Public Health Alert

German Henostroza ,

* E-mail: germanh@uab.edu

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Stephanie M. Topp,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Sisa Hatwiinda,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Katie R. Maggard,

Affiliations Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Winifreda Phiri,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Jennifer B. Harris,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Annika Krüüner,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Nathan Kapata,

Affiliation National Tuberculosis Program, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
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Helen Ayles,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine & Zambia AIDS Related Tuberculosis Project, Lusaka, Zambia
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Chisela Chileshe,

Affiliation Prisons Health Service, Ministry of Home Affairs, Lusaka, Zambia
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Stewart E. Reid

Affiliations Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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The High Burden of Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in a Large Zambian Prison: A Public Health Alert

German Henostroza,
Stephanie M. Topp,
Sisa Hatwiinda,
Katie R. Maggard,
Winifreda Phiri,
Jennifer B. Harris,
Annika Krüüner,
Nathan Kapata,
Helen Ayles,
Chisela Chileshe

Published: August 14, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067338

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