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Revision of the CDC surveillance case definition for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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August 14, 1987
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Description:The following revised case definition for surveillance of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was developed by CDC in collaboration with public health and clinical specialists. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CTSE) has officially recommended adoption of the revised definition for national reporting of AIDS. The objectives of the revision are a) to track more effectively the sever disabling morbidity associated with infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (including HIV-1 and HIV-2); b) to simplify reporting of AIDS cases; c) to increase the sensitivity and specificity of the definition through greater diagnostic application of laboratory evidence for HIV infection; and d) to be consistent with current diagnostic practice, which in some cases includes presumptive, i.e., without confirmatory laboratory evidence, diagnosis of AIDS-indicative diseases (e.g., Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Karposi’s sarcoma).
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Content Notes:reported by Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists; AIDS Program, Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 9s).
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Pages in Document:print; 15 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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