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High Tuberculosis and HIV Coinfection Rate, Johannesburg

机译:约翰内斯堡,结核和艾滋病毒合并感染率高

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To the Editor: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of illness and death among HIV-1–infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa (1–3), but valid data on the population-level interac-tion between the TB and HIV epidem-ics are scarce (4). Our objective was to determine the extent of this dual epidemic in our setting, a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. We did this by introducing bedside TB and HIV counseling. We also intended to increase the use of voluntary counsel-ing and testing for our TB patients and facilitate referral to our antiretroviral clinic.From February to April 2006, 2 volunteers from Community AIDS Response (CARE) counseled patients admitted to the medical wards of the Helen Joseph Hospital. This regional hospital serves a catchment population of >500,000 people, predominantly low-income black Africans. Coun-selors provided TB and HIV well-ness and adherence information, HIV pretest counseling, and referral to the Themba Lethu Clinic for rapid testing that used standard CARE modules
机译:致编辑:结核病是撒哈拉以南非洲被HIV-1感染的患者患病和死亡的主要原因(1-3),但有关结核病与HIV人群水平相互作用的有效数据流行病稀少(4)。我们的目标是确定在我们所在的南非约翰内斯堡一家医院中这种双重流行的程度。为此,我们引入了床边结核病和艾滋病咨询服务。我们还打算增加对结核病患者的自愿咨询和检测,并促进转诊至我们的抗逆转录病毒诊所。2006年2月至2006年4月,来自社区艾滋病应对中心(CARE)的2名志愿者为住院患者的病房提供咨询海伦·约瑟夫医院。这家地区医院的服务人口超过500,000,主要是低收入的非洲黑人。辅导员提供了结核病和艾滋病毒的健康状况和依从性信息,艾滋病毒的检测前咨询以及使用标准CARE模块转介给Themba Lethu诊所进行快速检测的方法

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