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Occupational Medicine 2000;50:614-615
© 2000 Society of Occupational Medicine

The Prevention of Tuberculosis in Prison Staff

M. Sridhar and R. Ross-Plummer

Department of Thoracic Medicine, Staffordshire General Hospital Stafford, UK

The Joint Tuberculosis Committee of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) recommends that all new prison staff be screened for tuberculosis (TB) as ‘at risk’ health workers. This study of prisons in the West Midlands area of England shows that there are considerable variations in the practice of TB control amongst prison staff and that the recommendations of the BTS committee are not routinely implemented. The study highlights the need for a routine and robust system of TB surveillance and prevention amongst prison staff which can be applied nationwide.

Keywords      Tuberculosis control; prisons; screening

Received       14 April 2000
Accepted       18 July 2000

Correspondence to: Dr M.K. Sridhar, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Staffordshire General Hospital, Weston Road, Stafford ST16 3SA, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1785 230971; fax: +44 (0)1785 230980; e-mail: Mksirdhar{at}btintemet.com


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