1247. Genomic Epidemiology of MRSA DURING Incarceration at a Large Inner-City Jail

Prevalence and Acquisition of MRSA During Incarceration at a Large Inner-city Jail

Medicine and Mass Incarceration: Education and Advocacy in the New York City Jail System.

The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world. The scale of mass incarceration ensures that almost all practicing physicians will treat formerly incarcerated patients. Yet the majority of physicians receive little training on this topic. In this paper, we will outline the need for expanded education on the interface between incarceration and health, describe ini...

Exploring the Urban - Rural Incarceration Divide: Drivers of Local Jail Incarceration Rates in the U.S

As the rate of incarceration in the United States continues to grow, a large body of research has been primarily focused on understanding the determinants and drivers of federal and state prison growth. However, local jail systems, with 11 million admissions each year, have generated less research attention even though they have a far broader impact on communities. Preliminary time trend analys...

Epidemiology of MRSA at the University of Geneva Hospitals

Methods An observational cohort study on MRSA trends was prospectively carried out from 1993 onwards. Infection control measures were initiated and intensified at various time points, including patient screening, surveillance, contact isolation, a computerized alert system and hospital-wide promotion campaign of hand hygiene. In 2003, the Vigigerm program was introduced, 2006 a second promotion...

The effects of a jail diversion program on incarceration: a retrospective cohort study.

UNLABELLED The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to determine whether a jail diversion program significantly reduced the number of days of incarceration over the year following arrest in a sample of seriously mentally ill (SMI) people who had been arrested for a minor crime. METHODS A group of 314 SMI detainees were diverted out of jail and into mental health treatment. They we...