Table 1.
Distribution of TB/tuberculin skin test-positive and HIV-infected prison inmates by prison cells
| Prison cell | No. screened | No. (%) of inmates positive | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB+ | TB+ with HIV+ | TST+ | TST+HIV+ | HIV+ | TB+/TST+* | HIV+$ | ||
| C | 65 | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 31 (47.7) | 7 (10.8) | 6 (9.2) | 39 (60.0) | 13 (20.0) |
| D | 35 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (20.0) | 13 (37.1) | 7 (20.0) | 20 (57.1) | 20 (57.1) |
| H | 26 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 7 (26.9) | 3 (11.5) | 2 (7.7) | 11 (42.3) | 6 (23.1) |
| I | 42 | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (42.9) | 2 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (50.0) | 2 (4.8) |
| Total | 168 | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.6) | 63 (37.5) | 25 (14.9) | 15 (8.9) | 91 (54.2) | 41 (24.4) |
*All TB- and TST-positive cases with or without HIV infection;
$All HIV-positive cases with or without TB or M. tuberculosis-associated infection;
HIV=Human immunodeficiency virus;
TB=Tuberculosis;
TST=Tuberculin skin test