How important is race/ethnicity as an indicator of risk for specific AIDS-defining conditions?
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Different AIDS-defining diseases are more common among certain ethnic groups, however these patterns may be caused by differences in health care, exposure to causes, and diagnostic practices. Researchers analyzed records of 203,470 people diagnosed with AIDS between 1988 and 1992 and reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Isosporiasis and toxoplasmosis were more common among Hispanics than among whites or blacks. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis was more common among blacks, Hispanics, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaskan Natives than among whites. All cancers were more common among whites than among blacks or Hispanics. Diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB, toxoplasmosis, or isosporiasis was more common among people born outside of the US than those born in the US.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1995
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Impact of the 1993 expanded AIDS surveillance case definition on reporting of persons without HIV risk information
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The expansion of the AIDS surveillance case definition in 1993 resulted in more people being diagnosed with HIV infection even though they had no known risk factors. The case definition was expanded to include people who had tuberculosis and a few other conditions. Many people were then identified through tuberculosis registries that did not contain information about risk factors. In fact, the number of people diagnosed with no risk factors increased from 4,515 in 1992 to 12,049 in 1993. However, about half have subsequently been found to have some risk factor for HIV infection.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1997
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Tuberculosis among AIDS patients in the United States, 1993
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Five percent of the 72,306 people diagnosed with AIDS in 1993 in the US were also found to have tuberculosis. Over half were 25 to 39 years old. Blacks and Hispanics were more likely to have TB than whites, and intravenous drug addicts and those who contracted AIDS via heterosexual sex were more likely to have TB than homosexuals. New York had the highest percentage of AIDS patients with TB, at 11%, followed by Illinois, Florida, Georgia and Texas. Mortality rates among AIDS patients with TB were lower than those with other opportunistic infections.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1996
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