• The results showed that facing the HIV infection diagnosis and being willing to take care of one's health after the reagent result disclosure has different effects on subjects, depending on how the counseling takes place. (bvsalud.org)
  • CDC recommends that all states and territories conduct case surveillance for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection as an extension of current acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) surveillance activities. (cdc.gov)
  • The analysis was based on the number of tests performed and the HIV prevalence reported from publicly funded testing sites in the 1995 client record CT database (CDC, unpublished data, 1996). (cdc.gov)
  • The overall prevalence of KS in the U.S. was as high as 30% among patients with AIDS prior to the advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART). (hiv.gov)
  • AIDS surveillance has been the cornerstone of national efforts to monitor the spread of HIV infection in the United States and to target HIV-prevention programs and health-care services. (cdc.gov)
  • Alaska : Alaska AIDS Prevention Project, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, [between 1983 and 2000? (nih.gov)
  • RÉSUMÉ Afin de déterminer la séroprévalence et les facteurs de risque de toxoplasmose chez les femmes enceintes en Jordanie, on a testé le sérum de 280 femmes enceintes pendant la période de janvier 2000 à mai 2001. (who.int)
  • Minneapolis, MN] : Minnesota AIDS Project : Minnesota Dept. of Health, [between 1983 and 2000? (nih.gov)
  • California] : State of California AIDS Education Campaign, [between 1983 and 2000? (nih.gov)
  • San Antonio, Texas : H.A.C.E.R., Hispanic AIDS Committee for Education and Resources, [between 1988 and 2000? (nih.gov)
  • BPKIHS International Oration Award, 1997 of the B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. (subhashparija.com)
  • Thesis (doctoral) - Université de sciences et technologies de Lille, 1995. (who.int)
  • It aims to shore up the health workforce capacity by providing practical training for field epidemiology students and professionals that builds their skills in outbreak investigation. (cdc.gov)
  • RÉSUMÉ Dans cette étude en République islamique d'Iran, 365 cas de rougeole ont été évalués pour distinguer une primo-infection rougeoleuse de la réinfection due à l'échec de la vaccination secondaire. (who.int)
  • 55% were laboratory-confirmed as measles health care workers who contracted measles infection. (who.int)
  • The expansion of national surveillance to include both HIV infection and AIDS cases is a necessary response to the impact of advances in antiretroviral therapy, the implementation of new HIV treatment guidelines, and the increased need for epidemiologic data regarding persons at all stages of HIV disease. (cdc.gov)
  • This report includes a revised case definition for HIV infection in adults and children, recommended program practices, and performance and security standards for conducting HIV/AIDS surveillance by local, state, and territorial health departments. (cdc.gov)
  • Although AIDS is the end-stage of the natural history of HIV infection, in the past, monitoring AIDS-defining conditions provided population-based data that reflected changes in the incidence of HIV infection. (cdc.gov)
  • These advances in treatment have diminished the ability of AIDS surveillance data to represent trends in the incidence of HIV infection or the impact of the epidemic on the health-care system. (cdc.gov)
  • In response to these changes and following consultations with multiple and diverse constituencies (including representatives of public health, government, and community organizations), CDC and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) have recommended that all states and territories include surveillance for HIV infection as an extension of their AIDS surveillance activities (1,4). (cdc.gov)
  • In this manner, the HIV/AIDS epidemic can be tracked more accurately and appropriate information about HIV infection and AIDS can be made available to policymakers. (cdc.gov)
  • 15-18 A more marked reduction in KS incidence occurred beginning in 1996, shortly after the introduction of protease inhibitor-containing ART in the U.S. Despite these declines, KS is among the most common cancers among the AIDS population in the U.S., 19 and HIV infection increases the risk of KS several thousand fold even in the ART era. (hiv.gov)
  • This report summarizes the results of the analysis and provides the basis for changing the Public Health Service (PHS) recommendations for providing HIV-test results. (cdc.gov)
  • Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Jerry W. Simecka, Department of Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107. (aai.org)
  • Rapid tests to detect HIV antibody can be performed in an average of 10 minutes (3), enabling health-care providers to supply definitive negative and preliminary positive results to patients at the time of testing, potentially increasing the overall effectiveness of CT. (cdc.gov)
  • Fungal infections are now growing at a rapid rate which is probably due to an increase in the number of immune-compromised patients (Detandt and Nolard, 1995). (ivoryresearch.com)
  • however, in 1995, 25% of persons testing HIV-positive and 33% of persons testing HIV-negative at publicly funded clinics did not return for their test results (2). (cdc.gov)
  • Using the rapid test, during 1995, a total of 697,495 more persons would have learned their HIV status, an increase of 29% for HIV-positive persons and of 50% for HIV-negative persons over the current CT procedure ( Table 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • An additional 8170 persons (22% of all positive tests performed in 1995) would have received confirmed positive results. (cdc.gov)
  • However, recent advances in HIV treatment have slowed the progression of HIV disease for infected persons on treatment and contributed to a decline in AIDS incidence. (cdc.gov)
  • this occurs most commonly in persons with AIDS. (medscape.com)
  • Expanded surveillance will provide additional data about HIV-infected populations to enhance local, state, and federal efforts to prevent HIV transmission, improve allocation of resources for treatment services, and assist in evaluating the impact of public health interventions. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC will provide technical assistance to all state and territorial health departments to continue or establish HIV and AIDS case surveillance systems and to evaluate the performance of their surveillance programs. (cdc.gov)
  • As a consequence, the capacity of local, state, and federal public health agencies to monitor the HIV epidemic has been compromised (1-3). (cdc.gov)
  • Independent factors associated with erectile dysfunction are older age and lower physical and mental component summary scores on the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). (cdc.gov)
  • 1991). Among all HIV/AIDS associated infections or diseases, tuberculosis stands prominent as cutting across geographical boundaries. (ispub.com)
  • PARTICIPANTS: More than 5 million allogeneic and autologous blood donors who successfully donated blood at 1 of the 5 participating centers from 1991 through 1995. (nih.gov)
  • The analysis was based on the number of tests performed and the HIV prevalence reported from publicly funded testing sites in the 1995 client record CT database (CDC, unpublished data, 1996). (cdc.gov)
  • These constitute the bulk of the conditions included in the 1993-revised CDC AIDS case-definition, for surveillance among person over 13 years of age (CDC, 1994). (ispub.com)
  • DIRLINE were eliminated as a result of additional AIDS modified in response to changes in the 1994 royalty rates funding. (nih.gov)
  • New York : Upper Manhattan Task Force on AIDS, [between 1985 and 1992? (nih.gov)
  • Seattle, Wash.] : Novela Health Foundation : People of Color Against AIDS Network, [between 1985 and 2000? (nih.gov)
  • Michigan] : [Marquette County Health Department] , [between 1985 and 1995? (nih.gov)
  • New York] : Departamento de Salud del Estado de Nueva York, [between 1985 and 1995? (nih.gov)
  • New York] : NYS Health Department, [between 1985 and 1995? (nih.gov)
  • Toward this end, a rapid lateral flow test based on the detection of blood antibodies specific to Mycobacteria tuberculosis antigens will be devised for the serodiagnosis of active and latent TB. (sbir.gov)
  • In this revised case-definition, a person is suspected to have AIDS either when the CD4+ lymphocyte count drops below 200 cells per cubic millimeter (i.e., below 14% of total lymphocyte count) and there is a laboratory confirmation of HIV infection or a diagnosis is made of one of the clinical conditions. (ispub.com)
  • Reproductive health training for primary providers : a sourcebook for curriculum development. (who.int)
  • Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries, and is considered a serious public health problem worldwide, killing almost 2 million people every year [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS are the infections, which become clinically apparent due to the weakened immune system of the patient, otherwise they would be unapparent. (ispub.com)
  • Opportunistic infections are so prominent in AIDS that they are often the definitive illnesses in both adult and paediatric AIDS. (ispub.com)
  • The CDC outlined certain opportunistic infections in the United States and categorized them as AIDS related-complex (ARC), a categorization connoting them as indicators of damaged immune system (CDC, 1995a). (ispub.com)
  • Dept. of Nutrition for Health and Development. (who.int)
  • Minneapolis, MN] : Minnesota AIDS Project : Minnesota Dept. of Health, [between 1983 and 2000? (nih.gov)
  • Before you pick up a hot number, pick up a condom: AIDS. (nih.gov)
  • BACKGROUND: There is an increasing interest in investigating the human gut virome for its influence on the gut bacterial community and its putative influence on the trajectory towards health or disease. (bvsalud.org)
  • For example, Aspergillosis would occur with complications in people with CD4+ cell count of ≤ 100 per ml of blood but has also occurred in people with higher counts (BALA, 1995). (ispub.com)
  • Information, established at NLM in mid-1990 in response to Title IX of the Public Health Service Act, and funded in part by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR). (nih.gov)
  • He worked primarily in area of analyzing the health effects of drugs, chemicals, and environmental conditions. (nih.gov)
  • Program for International Training in Health. (who.int)
  • Seattle] : [HIV/AIDS Program], [1995? (nih.gov)
  • Immunodeficiency among female sexual partners of males with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) - New York. (medicinaylaboratorio.com)
  • A test for the AIDS virus might add years to your life! (nih.gov)
  • however, in 1995, 25% of persons testing HIV-positive and 33% of persons testing HIV-negative at publicly funded clinics did not return for their test results (2). (cdc.gov)
  • Using the rapid test, during 1995, a total of 697,495 more persons would have learned their HIV status, an increase of 29% for HIV-positive persons and of 50% for HIV-negative persons over the current CT procedure ( Table 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Screening test for HTLV-III (AIDS agent) antibodies. (medicinaylaboratorio.com)
  • In: Scheld tion and evaluation for serodiagnosis. (cdc.gov)
  • Rapid tests to detect HIV antibody can be performed in an average of 10 minutes (3), enabling health-care providers to supply definitive negative and preliminary positive results to patients at the time of testing, potentially increasing the overall effectiveness of CT. (cdc.gov)
  • See page 13 for information on FREE AIDS database searching. (nih.gov)
  • An additional 8170 persons (22% of all positive tests performed in 1995) would have received confirmed positive results. (cdc.gov)
  • There is a report of 4 health care workers who contracted measles despite prior successful vaccination [10]. (who.int)
  • 41D their effect on access, quality, and cost of health care. (nih.gov)
  • Source book for HIV/AIDS counselling training. (who.int)