Comparison of HIV Testing among Children and Adults with Tuberculosis, Vietnam

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• Alternative Title:
  J Tuberc Res
• Personal Author:
  Volkmann, Tyson ; Nguyen, Binh ; Anyalechi, Ebelechukwu G. ; Chapman Hedges, Kimberly N. ; Van Anh, Ho ; Tue, Pham Quang ; Nhung, Nguyen Viet ; Click, Eleanor S.
• Description:
  HIV testing among persons with tuberculosis (TB) results in high-yield identification of persons infected with HIV. To evaluate differences in HIV testing among children versus adults with TB in Vietnam, we collected and analyzed age-disaggregated facility and aggregated provincial data from the National Tuberculosis Program. HIV testing was incompletely documented for >70% of children, whereas adult testing data were >90% complete. Standardized training of personnel for universal HIV testing and documentation for children with TB could improve HIV case-detection and permit linking of children with HIV to antiretroviral treatment to prevent morbidity and mortality.
• Keywords:
  Childhood Operational Research Pediatric Surveillance TB
• Source:
  J Tuberc Res. 5(4):292-297
• Pubmed ID:
  29349098
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5769957
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b71e069e1f4f7f588880ea8fcc007bb0faf5339e9329a475dd6e058172fce71c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/51145/cdc_51145_DS1.pdf
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