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The CDCP reports that TB programs in 25 prisons and drug clinics can identify and treat carriers before they spread disease. 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The incidence in prisons is  \nSHARE OF STATE FELONY  \nat least three times that of the general popula-  \nCONVICTIONS, BJS FINDS  \ntion. It also is high at drug treatment centers  \nbecause drug users and carriers of the AIDS virus  \nApproximately 168,000 men and women  \nare most at risk.  \nwere convicted of trafficking in illegal drugs in  \nstate felony courts during 1990--more than  \nCDCP's report came just two weeks after  \ntwice the number convicted in 1986, the U.S. Jus-  \nprison health workers told the CDCP that they  \ntice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics(BJS)  \ncan't afford tests, much less preventive treatment,  \nannounced March 28.  \nfor all inmates(for background, see \"CDCP Wants  \nTB Testing, AIDS Education, Immunizations  \nThe Bureau said about 49 percent of the  \nMandatory For All Inmates,\" Corrections Digest,  \nconvicted drug trafficking violators were sent to a  \nVol.24,No.6,March 24,1993,page 1).  \nstate prison, compared to an estimated 37 percent  \nin 1986.  \n(See DRUG CRIMES,page three)  \nPage 2  \nBut trying to treat people at high risk forTB infection \"unless they are in a supervisedsetting would be almost impossible,\"Haydensaid.  \nCDCP has already funded another 13prison and drug clinic TB programs this year.  \nIn 1990 and 1991,the CDCP's TBprograms tested 38,350 people who enteredprisons or clinics with no history of TB.Theyfound that 4,859,or 13 percent,were infected.  \nThe programs handled those people aswell as another 1,763 prisoners or clinic pa-tients who had been diagnosed with TB beforearriving at the facilities.  \nHIV-infected TB patients must receive 12months of medication;HIV-negative patientsonly need six months.An incomplete treatmentcan cause TB to become drug-resistant.  \nBy last June,83.3 percent had completedthe preventive treatment.  \nA resurgence of tuberculosis has oc-curred in recent years,primarily amor:g peopleundergoing treatment for HIV infection andprison inmates.Experts have criticized hospi-tals and other institutions for not taking suffi-cient precautions against the spread of TB.  \nUnlike HIV,which is transmitted by theexchange of body fluids,tuberculosis is anairborne disease,spread through the air froman infected person to others.  \n## Georgia Tests Incoming Inmates\n\nGeorgia,unlike many states,tests incomingprisoners for tuberculosis.  \n\"Everyone who comes into the state systemreceives a skin test for tuberculosis and those whoreact are given a chest X-ray and assessed forsymptoms,\"said James H.Hipkens,di","cbCaidioGBWtz3AH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidioGBWtz3AH","pdf",2870719,11,"English","# TB testing and treatment in prisons\n## Georgia screening of incoming inmates\n## Jails as last resort for TB patients","[{\"question\":\"What does the CDCP call for regarding tuberculosis in prisons and drug treatment centers?\",\"answer\":\"The CDCP urges routine testing and treatment of all inmates and patients to halt TB spread.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the Georgia prison system screen incoming inmates for TB?\",\"answer\":\"Incoming inmates receive skin tests, followed by chest X-rays and symptom assessment for those who react.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is complete TB treatment important for preventing drug resistance?\",\"answer\":\"The document notes that incomplete treatment can cause TB to become drug-resistant.\"}]","CDCP AGAIN ASKS PRISONS TO ROUTINELY TEST AND TREAT ALL INMATES FOR TB | PDF",1790697518,28]