This rapid systematic review, published by the UKHSA’s All Hazards Public Health Response evidence review team, identified and summarised evidence of the effectiveness active case finding for tuberculosis in prisons and places of detention, in countries with low or moderate incidence of TB (less than 40 cases per 100,000). It searched for research published up to 3 July 2024 and included 6 studies. The included studies were mostly economic evaluations with limited detail on effectiveness, all conducted in adult prisons. The findings were not directly comparable between studies, but the evidence offered some insights into the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of active case finding for TB using chest X-rays, tuberculin skin tests, interferon gamma release assays, sputum polymerase chain reaction, and symptom-based case finding.

 Read the full review here: Identifying tuberculosis in prisons and places of detention - GOV.UK