Publications

physician breach of patient confidentiality among individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection: patterns of decision.	to determine whether the sex, race, or sexual preference of a patient infected with immunodeficiency virus (hiv) influences a physician's decision to breach patient confidentiality, tennessee primary care physicians were mailed a questionnaire containing a case study in which an hiv-infected patient presented a risk to a third party. eight different descriptions of the sex, race, and sexual preference of the hypothetical patient were distributed randomly among the physicians, one description to ...	1990	2356907
ten-year summary of human immunodeficiency virus serology in west tennessee.	since the isolation of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), numerous laboratory tests have been developed to confirm the immunologic response to the virus. in 1991, the state of tennessee mandated that clinical laboratories performing western blot analyses for hiv report all new cases of confirmed hiv infection. this report is a summary of hiv confirmed cases evaluated by this facility from 1985 until july 1, 1995. during each year, the laboratory screens approximately 20,000 persons for hiv and ...	1996	8838056
effect of hiv reporting by name on use of hiv testing in publicly funded counseling and testing programs.	policies requiring confidential reporting by name to state health departments of persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) have potential to cause some of them to avoid hiv testing.	1998	9801002
adoption of protective behaviors among persons with recent hiv infection and diagnosis--alabama, new jersey, and tennessee, 1997-1998.	a comprehensive human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) prevention strategy includes knowledge of hiv status, counseling to reduce high-risk behavior, and referral for appropriate care (1). after diagnosis, a substantial percentage of hiv-infected persons reduce their high-risk sexual behaviors (2-4). this report presents data characterizing the sexual practices of persons with newly diagnosed hiv infection who have evidence of recently acquired infection. characterizing these persons may assist in t ...	2000	10882290
acute neonatal effects of cocaine exposure during pregnancy.	to identify associations between cocaine exposure during pregnancy and medical conditions in newborn infants from birth through hospital discharge.	2005	16143741
increasing outpatient fluoroquinolone exposure before tuberculosis diagnosis and impact on culture-negative disease.	fluoroquinolones are widely used to treat routine bacterial infections, but they are also potential first-line antituberculosis agents. empirical fluoroquinolone therapy can delay the diagnosis of tuberculosis and cause resistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis. rates of fluoroquinolone exposure before tuberculosis diagnosis and the impact of fluoroquinolones on culture-negative tuberculosis have not been previously reported.	2007	18039990
mini epidemic of isoniazide resistant tb in rural tn: a need for supervised preventive therapy.	with the resurgence of tuberculosis (tb) in the late 1980s, multi-drug-resistant tb (mdr-tb) also became a serious challenge to the tb control programs across the united states (us). while the incidence of tb resumed a downward trend in the mid 1900s, drug-resistant tb continues to be a national and international problem. we reviewed the public health data of drug-resistant tb cases (1996-2002) in greene county, tn, with a detailed analysis of their contact investigation. our study included demo ...	2009	19691201
chronic lung disease and hiv infection are risk factors for recurrent tuberculosis in a low-incidence setting.	programmatic data from the united states on tuberculosis (tb) recurrence are limited.	2011	21682963