Tuberculosis screening among homeless persons with Aids living in single-room-occupancy hotels
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11037419 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M C Layton, Marcelle Layton (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), Michael F Cantwell, G J Dorsinville, Guy Dorsinville, Sarah E Valway, Ida M Onorato, Thomas R Frieden (0000-0002-4759-2256) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1556-1559 |
| Publication date | 1995-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.85.11.1556 |
| PMID | 7485672 |
| OpenAlex | W1999864713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Congregate facilities for homeless persons with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are often endemic for tuberculosis. We evaluated tuberculosis screening methods at single-room-occupancy hotels housing persons with AIDS. Residents were screened by cross matching the New York City Tuberculosis Registry, interviewing for tuberculosis history, skin testing, and chest radiography. Cases were classified as either previously or newly diagnosed. Among the 106 participants, 16 (15%) previously diagnosed tuberculosis cases were identified. Participants' tuberculosis histories were identified by the questionnaire (100%) or by registry match (69%). Eight participants (50%) were noncompliant with therapy. These findings prompted the establishment of a directly observed therapy program on site
Environmental health · Family medicine · History of tuberculosis · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Interview · Pathology · Tuberculosis · Medicine · Mycobacterium research and diagnosis · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
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| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |