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ArticleJournal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

HIV status among patients with tuberculosis and HIV testing practices by Connecticut health care providers.

Ian T Clark, Mark N Lobato, Jesus Gutierrez, Lynn E Sosa

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Article in Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ian T ClarkLifespan Learning Institute, Lifespan Health System, Providence, RI, USA. iclarkI@lifespan.org
Mark N Lobato
Jesus Gutierrez
Lynn E Sosa

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Knowing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status of persons infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is important for individual treatment and preventing transmission. This evaluation analyzed surveillance data and surveyed health care providers who care for patients with HIV and tuberculosis (TB) to understand the factors contributing to suboptimal levels of Connecticut patients with TB having a known HIV status. During 2008 to 2010, 208 (76.2%) of 273 patients had a known HIV status; 12 (5.8%) were HIV-positive. Patients who were more likely to have a known HIV status were younger (40.5 vs 54.6 years, P < .001) or received care in a TB clinic (risk ratio, 1.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.12-1.42). Among 77 providers, 48 (62.3%) completed the survey, 42 (87.5%) reported routinely offering HIV testing to patients with TB, and 26 (54.2%) reported routinely offering HIV testing to patients with latent TB infection (LTBI). We conclude that interventions for improving HIV testing should focus on non-TB clinic providers and patients with LTBI.

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AdultAge DistributionAmbulatory Care FacilitiesConnecticutFemaleHealth Care SurveysHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillancePractice Patterns, Physicians'TuberculosisHIVlatent tuberculosis infectionsurveillancetuberculosis

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PMID23442493
PMCPMC4839277

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