Loading…
HIV testing in TB clinics: a problem in practice?
The London Regional Office of the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) has stated that all patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) should be offered an HIV test. 1 We sought to implement this by introducing a programme within two central London hospitals with high rates of TB, where TB...
Saved in:
| Published in: | Thorax 2006-03, Vol.61 (3), p.271-272 |
|---|---|
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Citations: | Items that cite this one |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| cited_by | cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-b492t-c40aa3dfccab7c576d4ef023a621085baaa7418d17c55699f43c95c27b14600c3 |
|---|---|
| cites | |
| container_end_page | 272 |
| container_issue | 3 |
| container_start_page | 271 |
| container_title | Thorax |
| container_volume | 61 |
| creator | Dart, S Alder, D Mamdani, M Solamalai, A Evans, A Johnson, N Cropley, I Lipman, M |
| description | The London Regional Office of the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) has stated that all patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) should be offered an HIV test. 1 We sought to implement this by introducing a programme within two central London hospitals with high rates of TB, where TB specialist nurses saw all patients early in their treatment course and discussed HIV testing. Table 1 Numbers of outpatients and inpatients with active tuberculosis and unknown HIV status offered and accepting an HIV antibody test, and numbers found to be positive Outpatients(N=178) Inpatients(N=58) p value Offered HIV test 88 (49%) 43 (74%) 0.001* Accepted HIV test 61/88 (69%) 42/43 (98%) |
| doi_str_mv | 10.1136/thx.2005.048066 |
| format | article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest_pubme</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2080726</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>4026848301</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-b492t-c40aa3dfccab7c576d4ef023a621085baaa7418d17c55699f43c95c27b14600c3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqFkTtPwzAUhS0EglKY2VAkJAaktNd2YicMIKh4VKpgKV0tx3WoSx7FTlH597hKVR4L0x3O53Pv8UHoBEMPY8r6zWzVIwBxD6IEGNtBHRyxJKQkZbuoAxBByChnB-jQuTkAJBjzfXSAWYx5nPAOwo_DSdBo15jqNTBVML4NVGEqo9xlIIOFrbNCl2thYaVqjNLXR2gvl4XTx5vZRS_3d-PBYzh6fhgObkZhFqWkCVUEUtJprpTMuIo5m0Y6B0IlIxiSOJNS8ggnU-zFmKVpHlGVxorwzCcAULSLrlrfxTIr9VTpqrGyEAtrSmk_RS2N-K1UZiZe6w9BIAFOmDc43xjY-n3pI4rSOKWLQla6XjrBOCeE0NSDZ3_Aeb20lQ8nME8wZ4QA9VS_pZStnbM6356CQazLEL4MsS5DtGX4F6c_E3zzm9_3QNgCxjV6tdWlffPHUR6Lp8lAsAkfjDhJBfb8Rctn5fzf7V_LFp-s</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Open Access Repository</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>1781762203</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>HIV testing in TB clinics: a problem in practice?</title><source>Open Access: PubMed Central</source><creator>Dart, S ; Alder, D ; Mamdani, M ; Solamalai, A ; Evans, A ; Johnson, N ; Cropley, I ; Lipman, M</creator><creatorcontrib>Dart, S ; Alder, D ; Mamdani, M ; Solamalai, A ; Evans, A ; Johnson, N ; Cropley, I ; Lipman, M</creatorcontrib><description>The London Regional Office of the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) has stated that all patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) should be offered an HIV test. 1 We sought to implement this by introducing a programme within two central London hospitals with high rates of TB, where TB specialist nurses saw all patients early in their treatment course and discussed HIV testing. Table 1 Numbers of outpatients and inpatients with active tuberculosis and unknown HIV status offered and accepting an HIV antibody test, and numbers found to be positive Outpatients(N=178) Inpatients(N=58) p value Offered HIV test 88 (49%) 43 (74%) 0.001* Accepted HIV test 61/88 (69%) 42/43 (98%) <0.0001[dagger] HIV positive 1/61 (2%) 17/42 (40%) <0.0001[dagger] *[chi]2 test; [dagger]Fisher's exact test.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0040-6376</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1468-3296</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.048066</identifier><identifier>PMID: 16517587</identifier><identifier>CODEN: THORA7</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society</publisher><subject>Ambulatory Care - utilization ; HIV ; HIV Infections - diagnosis ; Human immunodeficiency virus ; Humans ; Letter to the Editor ; Medical tests ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis - therapy</subject><ispartof>Thorax, 2006-03, Vol.61 (3), p.271-272</ispartof><rights>Copyright 2006 Thorax</rights><rights>Copyright: 2006 Copyright 2006 Thorax</rights><rights>Copyright © 2006 BMJ Publishing Group and British Thoracic Society</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-b492t-c40aa3dfccab7c576d4ef023a621085baaa7418d17c55699f43c95c27b14600c3</citedby></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2080726/pdf/$$EPDF$$P50$$Gpubmedcentral$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2080726/$$EHTML$$P50$$Gpubmedcentral$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>230,314,727,780,784,885,27924,27925,53791,53793</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16517587$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Dart, S</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alder, D</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Mamdani, M</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Solamalai, A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Evans, A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Johnson, N</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Cropley, I</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lipman, M</creatorcontrib><title>HIV testing in TB clinics: a problem in practice?</title><title>Thorax</title><addtitle>Thorax</addtitle><description>The London Regional Office of the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) has stated that all patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) should be offered an HIV test. 1 We sought to implement this by introducing a programme within two central London hospitals with high rates of TB, where TB specialist nurses saw all patients early in their treatment course and discussed HIV testing. Table 1 Numbers of outpatients and inpatients with active tuberculosis and unknown HIV status offered and accepting an HIV antibody test, and numbers found to be positive Outpatients(N=178) Inpatients(N=58) p value Offered HIV test 88 (49%) 43 (74%) 0.001* Accepted HIV test 61/88 (69%) 42/43 (98%) <0.0001[dagger] HIV positive 1/61 (2%) 17/42 (40%) <0.0001[dagger] *[chi]2 test; [dagger]Fisher's exact test.</description><subject>Ambulatory Care - utilization</subject><subject>HIV</subject><subject>HIV Infections - diagnosis</subject><subject>Human immunodeficiency virus</subject><subject>Humans</subject><subject>Letter to the Editor</subject><subject>Medical tests</subject><subject>Tuberculosis</subject><subject>Tuberculosis - therapy</subject><issn>0040-6376</issn><issn>1468-3296</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2006</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNqFkTtPwzAUhS0EglKY2VAkJAaktNd2YicMIKh4VKpgKV0tx3WoSx7FTlH597hKVR4L0x3O53Pv8UHoBEMPY8r6zWzVIwBxD6IEGNtBHRyxJKQkZbuoAxBByChnB-jQuTkAJBjzfXSAWYx5nPAOwo_DSdBo15jqNTBVML4NVGEqo9xlIIOFrbNCl2thYaVqjNLXR2gvl4XTx5vZRS_3d-PBYzh6fhgObkZhFqWkCVUEUtJprpTMuIo5m0Y6B0IlIxiSOJNS8ggnU-zFmKVpHlGVxorwzCcAULSLrlrfxTIr9VTpqrGyEAtrSmk_RS2N-K1UZiZe6w9BIAFOmDc43xjY-n3pI4rSOKWLQla6XjrBOCeE0NSDZ3_Aeb20lQ8nME8wZ4QA9VS_pZStnbM6356CQazLEL4MsS5DtGX4F6c_E3zzm9_3QNgCxjV6tdWlffPHUR6Lp8lAsAkfjDhJBfb8Rctn5fzf7V_LFp-s</recordid><startdate>200603</startdate><enddate>200603</enddate><creator>Dart, S</creator><creator>Alder, D</creator><creator>Mamdani, M</creator><creator>Solamalai, A</creator><creator>Evans, A</creator><creator>Johnson, N</creator><creator>Cropley, I</creator><creator>Lipman, M</creator><general>BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society</general><general>BMJ Publishing Group LTD</general><general>BMJ Group</general><scope>BSCLL</scope><scope>CGR</scope><scope>CUY</scope><scope>CVF</scope><scope>ECM</scope><scope>EIF</scope><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>3V.</scope><scope>7X7</scope><scope>7XB</scope><scope>88E</scope><scope>8FI</scope><scope>8FJ</scope><scope>8FK</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>BTHHO</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>FYUFA</scope><scope>GHDGH</scope><scope>K9.</scope><scope>M0S</scope><scope>M1P</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>PRINS</scope><scope>7X8</scope><scope>5PM</scope></search><sort><creationdate>200603</creationdate><title>HIV testing in TB clinics: a problem in practice?</title><author>Dart, S ; Alder, D ; Mamdani, M ; Solamalai, A ; Evans, A ; Johnson, N ; Cropley, I ; Lipman, M</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-b492t-c40aa3dfccab7c576d4ef023a621085baaa7418d17c55699f43c95c27b14600c3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2006</creationdate><topic>Ambulatory Care - utilization</topic><topic>HIV</topic><topic>HIV Infections - diagnosis</topic><topic>Human immunodeficiency virus</topic><topic>Humans</topic><topic>Letter to the Editor</topic><topic>Medical tests</topic><topic>Tuberculosis</topic><topic>Tuberculosis - therapy</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Dart, S</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alder, D</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Mamdani, M</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Solamalai, A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Evans, A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Johnson, N</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Cropley, I</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lipman, M</creatorcontrib><collection>Istex</collection><collection>Medline</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE (Ovid)</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Corporate)</collection><collection>ProQuest Health & Medical Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Medical Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni) (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>BMJ Journals</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Health & Medical Complete (Alumni)</collection><collection>Health & Medical Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Medical Database</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>ProQuest Central China</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><collection>PubMed Central (Full Participant titles)</collection><jtitle>Thorax</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Dart, S</au><au>Alder, D</au><au>Mamdani, M</au><au>Solamalai, A</au><au>Evans, A</au><au>Johnson, N</au><au>Cropley, I</au><au>Lipman, M</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>HIV testing in TB clinics: a problem in practice?</atitle><jtitle>Thorax</jtitle><addtitle>Thorax</addtitle><date>2006-03</date><risdate>2006</risdate><volume>61</volume><issue>3</issue><spage>271</spage><epage>272</epage><pages>271-272</pages><issn>0040-6376</issn><eissn>1468-3296</eissn><coden>THORA7</coden><abstract>The London Regional Office of the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) has stated that all patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) should be offered an HIV test. 1 We sought to implement this by introducing a programme within two central London hospitals with high rates of TB, where TB specialist nurses saw all patients early in their treatment course and discussed HIV testing. Table 1 Numbers of outpatients and inpatients with active tuberculosis and unknown HIV status offered and accepting an HIV antibody test, and numbers found to be positive Outpatients(N=178) Inpatients(N=58) p value Offered HIV test 88 (49%) 43 (74%) 0.001* Accepted HIV test 61/88 (69%) 42/43 (98%) <0.0001[dagger] HIV positive 1/61 (2%) 17/42 (40%) <0.0001[dagger] *[chi]2 test; [dagger]Fisher's exact test.</abstract><cop>England</cop><pub>BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society</pub><pmid>16517587</pmid><doi>10.1136/thx.2005.048066</doi><tpages>2</tpages><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 0040-6376 |
| ispartof | Thorax, 2006-03, Vol.61 (3), p.271-272 |
| issn | 0040-6376 1468-3296 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2080726 |
| source | Open Access: PubMed Central |
| subjects | Ambulatory Care - utilization HIV HIV Infections - diagnosis Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Letter to the Editor Medical tests Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - therapy |
| title | HIV testing in TB clinics: a problem in practice? |
| url | http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-07T22%3A54%3A29IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_pubme&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=HIV%20testing%20in%20TB%20clinics:%20a%20problem%20in%20practice?&rft.jtitle=Thorax&rft.au=Dart,%20S&rft.date=2006-03&rft.volume=61&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=271&rft.epage=272&rft.pages=271-272&rft.issn=0040-6376&rft.eissn=1468-3296&rft.coden=THORA7&rft_id=info:doi/10.1136/thx.2005.048066&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_pubme%3E4026848301%3C/proquest_pubme%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-b492t-c40aa3dfccab7c576d4ef023a621085baaa7418d17c55699f43c95c27b14600c3%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=1781762203&rft_id=info:pmid/16517587&rfr_iscdi=true |