Volkmann Tyson, Nguyen Binh, Anyalechi Ebelechukwu G, Chapman Hedges Kimberly N, Van Anh Ho, Tue Pham Quang, Nhung Nguyen Viet, Click Eleanor S
Division of Global HIV and TB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA.
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA.
J Tuberc Res. 2017 Dec;5(4):292-297. doi: 10.4236/jtr.2017.54030. Epub 2017 Dec 29.
HIV testing among persons with tuberculosis (TB) results in high-yield identification of persons infected with HIV. To evaluate differences in HIV testing among children versus adults with TB in Vietnam, we collected and analyzed age-disaggregated facility and aggregated provincial data from the National Tuberculosis Program. HIV testing was incompletely documented for >70% of children, whereas adult testing data were >90% complete. Standardized training of personnel for universal HIV testing and documentation for children with TB could improve HIV case-detection and permit linking of children with HIV to antiretroviral treatment to prevent morbidity and mortality.
对结核病患者进行艾滋病毒检测能高效识别出艾滋病毒感染者。为评估越南儿童与成人结核病患者在艾滋病毒检测方面的差异，我们收集并分析了国家结核病项目按年龄分类的机构数据以及省级汇总数据。超过70%的儿童艾滋病毒检测记录不完整，而成人检测数据的完整性超过90%。对负责结核病儿童艾滋病毒普遍检测及记录的人员进行标准化培训，可能会改善艾滋病毒病例的检测情况，并使感染艾滋病毒的儿童能够接受抗逆转录病毒治疗，以预防发病和死亡。
