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Receipt of recommended medical care in HIV-infected and at-risk persons.

Abstract
The authors evaluated receipt of recommended medical care for 133 HIV-infected and 101 at-risk San Francisco public health clinic patients. Fewer than half the patients received syphilis and tuberculosis screening, hepatitis B immunity testing or vaccination, and tetanus boosters. The HIV-infected persons were significantly (p < or = 0.01) more likely than the at-risk persons to receive preventive care, except for interventions specific to women. More than 80% of the HIV-infected persons received CD4 testing, zidovudine and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxis, and pneumococcal vaccine. Only 40% of the at-risk persons reported having HIV-antibody testing recommended. Interventions to increase care delivery to HIV-infected and at-risk persons are needed.
AuthorsR Marx, M H Katz, A I Barreto, M S Park, T Black, M Welch
JournalJournal of general internal medicine (J Gen Intern Med) Vol. 10 Issue 2 Pg. 92-5 (Feb 1995) ISSN: 0884-8734 [Print] United States
PMID7730946 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Counseling
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Female
  • HIV Infections (epidemiology, therapy)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medical Records
  • Preventive Health Services
  • Risk Factors
  • San Francisco (epidemiology)

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