| disinfection practices for endoscopes and other semicritical items. | to determine the disinfection practices employed by north carolina hospitals for endoscopes and other semicritical patient care items and to discuss minimally acceptable disinfection procedures for these items. | 1991 | 1907625 |
| the introduction of human immunodeficiency virus into the north carolina pediatric population. | the authors reviewed the means by which human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) seropositivity was acquired for the 134 seropositive children seen at duke university medical center prior to september 1990. perinatal transmission occurred in 111 (83%) and blood product transmission in 15 (11%). of the 108 mothers (there were three sets of siblings) responsible for perinatal transmission, 44 (41%) had acquired their infection while residing in north carolina. intravenous (iv) drug use by the mother or ... | 1992 | 1603643 |
| human immunodeficiency virus infection at new hanover regional medical center. | | 1992 | 1513385 |
| results of a randomized trial of partner notification in cases of hiv infection in north carolina. | we sought to compare two methods of notifying sex partners of subjects infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) or persons who had shared needles with them (needle-sharing partners): "patient referral," in which the responsibility for notifying partners was left to the patient, and "provider referral," in which providers attempted to notify partners. | 1992 | 1445500 |
| sexual abuse of human immunodeficiency virus-positive children. outcomes for perpetrators and evaluation of other household children. | to obtain the following data that pertain to programs for the prevention of sexual abuse and sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) to children: (1) to determine the prevalence of sexual abuse among siblings and other children cohabiting with sexually abused hiv-positive children, and (2) to determine if programs designed to restrain identified perpetrators from further acts of child sexual abuse were instituted. | 1992 | 1415047 |
| hiv-1 infected women and prenatal care utilization: barriers and facilitators. | in an effort to understand issues affecting prenatal care access and utilization from the perspectives of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected women who receive inadequate prenatal care, we conducted three in-depth qualitative and quantitative interviews. from a thematic analysis of the narrative interviews, four broad areas emerged as pertinent to these women's prenatal care experiences. these were issues related to pregnancy, hiv, psychosocial conditions, and the health care system. for ... | 2000 | 10977970 |
| trends in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) counseling, testing, and antiretroviral treatment of hiv-infected women and perinatal transmission in north carolina. | since 1993, trends in perinatal human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) transmission have been monitored by use of chart review of patients identified at a central diagnostic laboratory. in the population studied, either pre- or postnatal antiretroviral therapy to the infant increased from 21% in 1993 to 95% in 1997. concurrently, the number of hiv-infected infants declined from 25 in 1993 to 4 in 1997. the complete pediatric aids clinical trials group protocol 076 regimen was the most effective in r ... | 1999 | 10353867 |
| outbreak of primary and secondary syphilis--guilford county, north carolina, 1996-1997. | in 1996 and 1997, 153 cases of primary and secondary (p&s) syphilis were reported each year in guilford county, north carolina, a 147% increase from the 62 cases reported in 1994 (figure 1). the incidence of p&s syphilis in guilford county during 1996-1997 was 40.5 cases per 100,000 persons, substantially higher than the national health objective for 2000 of four cases per 100,000 (objective 19.3). in comparison, the number of p&s syphilis cases in north carolina declined 57% from 1994 to 1997 ( ... | 1998 | 9879632 |
| perinatal hiv infection and the effect of zidovudine therapy on transmission in rural and urban counties. | to assess health care providers' identification of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-exposed infants, to ascertain the prevalence of transplacental or oral zidovudine treatment among infants exposed to hiv, and to estimate the impact of zidovudine use on perinatal transmission in rural and urban north carolina. | 1996 | 8622222 |
| the college student, the dentist, and the north carolina senator: risk analysis and risk management of hiv transmission from health care worker to patient. | the risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection from a health care worker is 2,000 times less than that of dying from a car accident. it is 700 times less probable than perishing from being struck by lightning or suffering a fatal fall. despite the rarity of this occurrence, reduction of the risk of health-care-worker-to-patient hiv transmission in the workplace has been the focus of congressional, federal, state, and local agencies. if all hiv transmission from health care wo ... | 1996 | 8717603 |
| human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) education and hiv risk behavior: a survey of rapid deployment troops. | a paper-and-pencil questionnaire was administered to 1,377 u.s. army troops from rapid deployment units at fort bragg, north carolina. this yielded 1,368 surveys available for analysis. the primary goal of the survey was to evaluate this group's experience with the army human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) education program and to determine their level of hiv risk behaviors as related to participation in the army's hiv education program. seventy-seven percent of the respondents (1,052 of 1,368) re ... | 1998 | 9795542 |
| predictors of urinary tract infection at the first prenatal visit. | we identified maternal demographic, behavioral, and medical history factors that predict bacteriuria (that is, symptomatic and asymptomatic urinary tract infection) at prenatal care initiation. we applied logistic regression modeling to data from all prenatal care recipients who delivered during 1990-1993 and resided in selected north carolina counties (n = 8037), omitting those with diabetes mellitus, human immunodeficiency virus, or structural urologic abnormalities. the two strongest predicto ... | 1999 | 10230839 |
| the geography of aids: patterns of urban and rural migration. | we sought to describe the migration patterns of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) who seek health services in north carolina. of 390 consecutive adult patients with hiv seen at one tertiary care medical center in the southeastern united states in the summer of 1990, 340 (87%) were approached, and 325 (83%) completed surveys. thirty-seven percent of respondents thought they had been infected and 20% were told they were infected with hiv while living outside of north ca ... | 1994 | 8202767 |
| follow-up survey of inpatients with aids and hiv infection: economic impact on hospitals in north carolina. | this study is a 2-year follow-up to a 1987-1988 survey of north carolina hospitals regarding hospital utilization by patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection. almost 99% of the state's hospitals participated in the re-survey for the fiscal year 1989-1990. the number of general hospitals treating these patients grew by 57%; hiv/aids inpatients increased by 189% from 540 to 1,561. total general hospital charges for hiv/aids inpatients ... | 1994 | 8153769 |
| hepatitis c virus seroprevalence in clients of sexually transmitted disease clinics in north carolina. | the major routes of transmission for hepatitis c virus (hcv) appear to be blood transfusion and injecting drug use (idu). there is still some controversy concerning the role of sexual transmission in hcv infection. | 1994 | 7521066 |
| human immunodeficiency virus antibody testing and counseling. | | 1988 | 3422356 |
| transmission of human immunodeficiency virus to sexual partners of hemophiliacs. | to examine the variables associated with heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), we studied 32 couples in our hemophilia center who had steady sexual relationships for periods more than 1 year. of the 32 sexual partners of the hemophiliacs, five (15.6%) were hiv seropositive. all five hemophiliacs with hiv transmission to their sexual partners had measurable immunologic deficiencies, as shown by their lower median t-helper (cd-4+) lymphocyte count of 172 cells/mm3. the h ... | 1988 | 3369433 |
| leads from the mmwr. hiv human immunodeficiency virus infection transmitted from an organ donor screened for hiv antibody--north carolina. | | 1987 | 3298704 |
| human immunodeficiency virus infection transmitted from an organ donor screened for hiv antibody--north carolina. | | 1987 | 3106777 |
| clinical differences between pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a 5-year retrospective study. | this article describes the clinical, epidemiologic, laboratory, and treatment characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis (ptb) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (eptb) in eastern north carolina, a primarily rural area. the database was obtained for 1988-1992 from the university medical center of eastern north carolina-pitt county and east carolina university school of medicine (the tertiary care referral center for this region). one hundred thirty-eight culture-positive patients were enrolled in th ... | 1995 | 7731067 |
| screening for human immunodeficiency virus in physicians. who should we test and what will it cost. | | 1994 | 8008080 |
| hiv and the work intentions of public health nurses. | studies have examined the association between attitudes about the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and nurses' willingness or intentions to work with infected persons. however, the relationship between these intentions and perceived concern from nurses' family and friends, or factors of professional nursing experience is relatively unexplored. an anonymous questionnaire was completed by 311 public health nurses from areas with high and low prevalence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids ... | 1994 | 7937501 |
| the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-2 across the human immunodeficiency virus spectrum. | the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-2 (mmpi-2) was used to assess individuals' patterns of psychological symptoms across the spectrum of hiv illness. two hundred and twenty-five participants in the present sample were administered the mmpi-2, 61 were hiv-seronegative controls, 61 were asymptomatic, 36 were symptomatic, and 67 met criteria for aids. symptomatic hiv-seropositive patients scored higher on the hypochondriasis, conversion-hysteria, and depression scales. these differences ... | 2002 | 11911231 |
| epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus testing among patients with tuberculosis in north carolina. | human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing is recommended for all patients with tuberculosis (tb). | 2002 | 11846251 |
| women inmates' risky sex and drug behaviors: are they related? | the large concentration of female illicit drug users in state correctional facilities prompted an examination of the associations among different types of drug use and sexual risk factors related to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) among women inmates. a consecutive sample of 805 women felons admitted to the north carolina correctional institution for women between july 1991 and november 1992 was interviewed. of these inmates, 651 had complete information on relevant characteristics. of the wo ... | 1999 | 10078982 |
| potential shortage of supplemental test kits for detecting hiv-1 antibodies. | the public health service has become aware of a potential shortage of supplemental test kits used for confirmatory testing of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) antibodies in specimens obtained from either patients or blood and plasma donors. on april 17, 2002, calypte biomedical corporation (alameda, california) announced the company might stop manufacturing the cambridge biotech hiv-1 western blot kit. the distributor, biomérieux, inc. (durham, north carolina), immediately notified customers t ... | 2002 | 12018797 |
| human immunodeficiency virus counseling and testing practices among north carolina providers. | to estimate the percentage of prenatal care providers who offer human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing to pregnant women, investigate how strongly testing is encouraged, and explore testing barriers. | 2002 | 12220759 |
| trends in interventions to reduce perinatal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmission in north carolina. | mother-to-child transmission of hiv has decreased in industrialized countries because of widespread use of antiretroviral therapy (art) by hiv-infected pregnant women and perhaps to increased use of elective cesarean section. we evaluated changes in the use of art and mode of delivery among hiv positive pregnant women in north carolina. | 2002 | 12237600 |
| pertussis is rare in human immunodeficiency virus disease. | many adults are susceptible to pertussis, and bordetella pertussis has been isolated from five patients with hiv disease. the prevalence of b. pertussis in 60 hiv-infected adults with nasopharyngeal (np) swab cultures were studied and questionnaires were used that assessed hiv-related risk behaviors and disease status, immunization history, and symptoms of respiratory disease. although 72% had cough and 33% had cough for > 14 days, no nasopharyngeal (np) swab cultures were positive for bordetell ... | 1993 | 8430967 |
| hiv seroprevalence in sexually transmitted disease clients in a low-prevalence southern state. evidence of endemic sexual transmission. | we studied human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) seroprevalence and risk factors in 3052 clients attending three large public, sexually transmitted disease (std) clinics in central north carolina in mid-1988. anonymous self-administered questionnaires linked to hiv serologies obtained by testing extra blood from syphilis serologies without personal identifiers showed the following characteristics of the respondents: 60% were men, 81% were black, the median age was 24 years, 5% were injecting drug u ... | 1993 | 8275201 |
| fallout from the std epidemic: salpingitis, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility. | recent trends in sexually transmitted diseases (stds) in the u.s., and their bearing on pelvic inflammatory disease (pid) and infertility are evaluated. stds have increased 12-fold in the last decade, in comparison with a 200-fold rise in aids. while the total gonorrhea rate fell 10% last year, the incidence of gonorrhea resistant to penicillin or to all drugs is mounting. syphilis increased 25% last year, probably because resources for contact-tracing were devoted to hiv infection, be ... | 1989 | 12284994 |
| human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse-transcriptase and protease subtypes: classification, amino acid mutation patterns, and prevalence in a northern california clinic-based population. | phylogenetic analysis of the reverse transcriptase (rt) and protease of 117 published complete human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) type 1 genome sequences demonstrated that these genes cluster into distinct subtypes. there was a slightly higher proportion of informative sites in the rt (40.4%) than in the protease (34.8%; p= .03). although most variation between subtypes was due to synonymous nucleotide substitutions, several subtype-specific amino acid patterns were observed. in the protease, th ... | 2001 | 11574914 |
| the elimination of anonymous hiv testing: a case study in north carolina. | in may 1997, anonymous human immunodeficiency virus testing in publicly funded clinics was eliminated throughout north carolina. there were concerns that this decision would disenfranchise testers with certain behavioral profiles. north carolina's counseling and testing system was used to evaluate the effect of this policy change. a 10.3 percent decline in overall testing and a 21.7 percent decline among men who had sex with other men were identified in the year following the policy change. howe ... | 2002 | 12463048 |
| characteristics associated with reported sputum culture conversion in the era of re-emergent mycobacterium tuberculosis in the state of north carolina, 1993-1998. | to determine predictors of sputum culture conversion among patients undergoing treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis. | 2003 | 14598967 |
| outbreak of tuberculosis among homeless persons coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus. | we investigated a cluster of patients with tuberculosis (tb) in north carolina and determined the extent of transmission of 1 strain of mycobacterium tuberculosis. a retrospective cohort study was conducted. homeless shelter attendance and medical records for 1999 and 2000 were reviewed. the period of exposure to m. tuberculosis was determined, and shelter residents were offered tb screening. dna fingerprinting was performed on 72 m. tuberculosis isolates. in addition to the initial index cluste ... | 2003 | 12746777 |
| hiv infection and sputum-culture conversion in patients diagnosed with mycobacterium tuberculosis: a population-based study. | to estimate the effect of human immunodeficiency virus infection on treatment outcome of anti-tuberculosis therapy at the population level. | 2003 | 12800448 |
| healthcare access and utilization by patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: does gender matter? | to examine access to and utilization of primary healthcare services with respect to gender. greater family and child-rearing responsibilities are possible barriers to healthcare access and utilization for women with hiv infection. | 2003 | 12804346 |
| multistate evaluation of anonymous hiv testing and access to medical care. multistate evaluation of surveillance of hiv (mesh) study group. | infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) is the only infectious disease for which anonymous testing is publicly funded, an exception that has been controversial. | 1998 | 9801001 |
| hiv transmission among black college student and non-student men who have sex with men--north carolina, 2003. | in the united states, young black men who have sex with men (msm) and reside in urban settings have high rates of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), with incidence and prevalence as high as 14% and 32%, respectively. few epidemiologic and behavioral studies have been conducted in this population, and even fewer data are available for black msm from non-urban areas of the southern united states. in november 2002, the north carolina department of health (ncdoh) identified two cases ... | 2004 | 15318156 |
| availability of and access to medical services among hiv-infected inmates incarcerated in north carolina county jails. | this study assessed human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-related services in county jails and staff perceptions of hiv-infected inmates and their care. a statewide telephone questionnaire was administered to detention officers and health care workers providing medical services in north carolina jails. eighty-five percent of participating facilities employed one or more on-site medical personnel, including physicians (51%), physician assistants (14%), and nurses (71%). only 25% of jails tested more ... | 2004 | 15453178 |
| prevalence of hiv, hepatitis b, and hepatitis c in people with severe mental illness. | this study assessed seroprevalence rates of hiv, hepatitis b virus (hbv), and hepatitis c virus (hcv) among individuals with severe mental illness. | 2001 | 11189820 |
| characteristics of individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus and provider interaction in the predominantly rural southeast. | this detailed study describes the demographic characteristics, behavioral characteristics, care-seeking behavior, and barriers to health care and social services for patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in the southeast. | 2001 | 11235037 |
| hiv-infected women's experiences and beliefs related to azt therapy during pregnancy. | to explore women's experiences and beliefs concerning zidovudine (azt) therapy during pregnancy, short-answer and open-ended questions were asked of 322 human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected women at increased risk for pregnancy. specifically, we examined what women believed they had been told concerning azt therapy during pregnancy by health care professionals and peers, experiences with taking azt, how effective they believed azt therapy to be, and if they would take azt if they became p ... | 2001 | 11359662 |
| hiv transmission among black women--north carolina, 2004. | in 2003, women constituted 28% of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (hiv/aids) cases in the united states; approximately 69% of those cases were among non-hispanic black women. heterosexual transmission is now the most commonly reported mode of hiv transmission among women. in north carolina, black women make up a growing proportion of newly reported hiv infections and, in 2003, the hiv-infection rate for black women in north carolina was 14 times higher than that f ... | 2005 | 15689856 |
| primary care for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a randomized controlled trial. | to measure the impact of a teaching intervention and to compare process and outcomes of care for hiv-infected patients randomly assigned to a general medicine clinic (gmc) or an infectious disease clinic (idc) for primary care. | 2001 | 11556937 |
| knowledge and risks of human immunodeficiency virus transmission among veterans with severe mental illness. | this study is among the first to examine knowledge about human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and behavioral risks for hiv transmission among veterans with severe mental illness (smi), a group at high risk for hiv infection. this study examined associations between accuracy of hiv knowledge, risk behaviors, and clinical and demographic characteristics in a sample of male veteran psychiatric inpatients diagnosed with smi (n = 353). results showed high rates of inaccurate hiv knowledge, with > 40% o ... | 2006 | 16673748 |
| detection of acute infections during hiv testing in north carolina. | north carolina has added nucleic acid amplification testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) to standard hiv antibody tests to detect persons with acute hiv infection who are viremic but antibody-negative. | 2005 | 15872202 |
| role of the hiv/aids case manager: analysis of a case management adherence training and coordination program in north carolina. | highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart) adherence rates of 90%-95% or more are required to be effective at treating the virus and preventing drug resistance. from both a medical and public health perspective, it is essential that hiv-positive clients strictly adhere to antiretroviral treatment regimens. one promising approach to promoting optimal adherence rates among hiv-positive individuals is training and reimbursing case managers to provide adherence coordination services to hiv-positiv ... | 2006 | 16548716 |
| late diagnosis of hiv infection: the role of age and sex. | late diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection is detrimental to infected persons and to the public health. the objective of this study was to identify factors associated with late diagnosis of hiv infection, defined as an initial cd4 count <200 cells/microl, in a cohort of recently diagnosed persons. additionally, we evaluated factors associated with hiv infection being diagnosed during hospitalization. | 2007 | 17398235 |
| immunosuppression, hepatitis c infection, and acute renal failure in hiv-infected patients. | low cd4 cell counts predict hiv-related morbidity and mortality and may be associated with acute renal failure (arf). | 2006 | 16639352 |
| high rates of hiv testing despite low perceived hiv risk among african-american sexually transmitted disease patients. | in the current diagnosis-based, human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) prevention climate, previous testing among persons at elevated hiv risk has cost and efficacy implications, as it signals continued behavioral risk, limited hiv knowledge or overuse of services. this study sought to determine the proportion of african americans newly seeking sexually transmitted disease (std) diagnosis who previously had obtained hiv counseling and testing. | 2006 | 16775904 |
| prevalence of hiv infection in a general psychiatric outpatient population. | the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection in the general psychiatric population is unknown. the authors conducted a retrospective review of all patients evaluated through the psychiatric outpatient clinics at duke university medical center from 2001 to 2004 in order to determine the prevalence of comorbid hiv infection and mental illness. hiv infection was present in 1.2% of the psychiatric outpatients, approximately four times the occurrence of hiv infection in the general ... | 2007 | 17209147 |
| integration of testing for, prevention of, and access to treatment for hiv infection: state and local perspectives. | individuals vary by socioeconomic status, race, geographic location, access to health care, risk for exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), and other co-occurring conditions, making it difficult to reach those who are at high risk for hiv infection. at the state and local levels, health departments often struggle to provide hiv prevention and care services, because of inadequate funding, fragmented systems, and a host of federal and state regulations. state and local health departments, ... | 2007 | 18190300 |
| extrapulmonary tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus, and foreign birth in north carolina, 1993 - 2006. | the proportion of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (eptb) reported in the united states has been gradually increasing. hiv infection and foreign birth are increasingly associated with tuberculosis and understanding their effect on the clinical presentation of tuberculosis is important. | 2008 | 18394166 |
| tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among north carolinians at increased risk of infection. | the purpose of this study was to capture and describe knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about tuberculosis (tb) among persons at high risk for tb infection. | 2008 | 18429559 |
| parental caregiving and developmental outcomes of infants of mothers with hiv. | all infants exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) prenatally, even those who do not become infected, are at risk for developmental problems because of poverty, prenatal substance abuse, and maternal illness. | 2001 | 19785240 |
| profile of patients triply infected with hiv and the hepatitis b and c viruses in the haart era. | hiv-hcv-hbv-coinfected patients were assessed to characterize the viral interactions in the setting of hiv coinfection and in the haart era. all positive anti-hcv antibody and hbs antigen-positive hiv-infected patients were identified at five hiv clinics. antihepatitis delta (hdv) antibody, serum hiv rna, hcv rna, and hbv dna quantification and genotype determinations were performed. out of 67 patients identified 47 (70%) were receiving anti-hbv therapy. hcv rna and hbv dna were detectable in 52 ... | 2008 | 18462085 |
| virological rather than host factors are associated with transaminase levels among hiv/hcv-coinfected patients. | alanine aminotransferase (alt) is a routine parameter in the assessment and monitoring of chronic hepatitis c viral (hcv) infection. hepatitis c virus-infected african americans (aas) have been reported to have lower alt levels. in this retrospective, cross-sectional, multicenter study, host and virological factors possibly associated with alt levels were analyzed by multivariate regression analyses among hiv/hcv-coinfected patients. of the 289 patients included, 142 were african americans and 1 ... | 2010 | 20071593 |
| simultaneous recruitment of drug users and men who have sex with men in the united states and russia using respondent-driven sampling: sampling methods and implications. | the sexual acquisition and transmission of hiv cooperative agreement program (sathcap) examined the role of drug use in the sexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) from traditional high-risk groups, such as men who have sex with men (msm) and drug users (du), to lower risk groups in three us cities and in st. petersburg, russia. sathcap employed respondent-driven sampling (rds) and a dual high-risk group sampling approach that relied on peer recruitment for a combined, over ... | 2009 | 19472058 |
| longer duration of hbv-active antiretroviral therapy is linked to favorable virological outcome in hiv-hbv co-infected patients. | hbv-hiv co-infection is associated with increased liver-related morbidity and mortality. herein we analyzed hbv-related virologic and clinical outcomes in hbv-hiv patients in the haart era. | 2009 | 19632954 |
| using marginal structural measurement-error models to estimate the long-term effect of antiretroviral therapy on incident aids or death. | to estimate the net effect of imperfectly measured highly active antiretroviral therapy on incident acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or death, the authors combined inverse probability-of-treatment-and-censoring weighted estimation of a marginal structural cox model with regression-calibration methods. between 1995 and 2007, 950 human immunodeficiency virus-positive men and women were followed in 2 us cohort studies. during 4,054 person-years, 374 initiated highly active antiretroviral therapy, ... | 2010 | 19934191 |
| pregnancy and hiv infection in young women in north carolina. | we described young women in north carolina (nc) who were pregnant at the time of diagnosis with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection to identify an at-risk population that could be targeted for increased hiv screening. we investigated the combined effect of partner counseling and referral services (pcrs) and comprehensive prenatal hiv screening. | 2010 | 20402201 |
| identifying gaps in hiv prevention services. | human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) prevention programs and agencies are fighting growing rates of infection with decreasing resources. identification of gaps in hiv prevention services can help inform prevention funding and program policies. to describe hiv prevention needs in a southern u.s. state, we conducted face-to-face interviews with prevention agencies and persons considered by others in their community to be "influential informants" of the community's hiv prevention services in a sample ... | 2010 | 20446179 |
| mortality before or during treatment among tuberculosis patients in north carolina, 1993-2003. | north carolina, united states. | 2011 | 21219691 |
| a comparison of the adoption of electronic health records in north carolina and south carolina hiv systems. | the electronic exchange of health records has been a notable topic in recent years in the effort to improve the quality of healthcare delivery and reduce administrative burden. interviews and documents from stakeholders in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) care, and hiv information technology were collected between november 2004 through march 2005 to conduct a qualitative policy analysis on the adoption of an electronic health record (ehr) system among hiv care providers in north carolina and s ... | 2010 | 20859247 |
| dissolution of primary intimate relationships during incarceration and associations with post-release sti/hiv risk behavior in a southeastern city. | incarceration is associated with sexually transmitted infections (stis) including human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). it may contribute to sti/hiv by disrupting primary intimate relationships that protect against high-risk partnerships. | 2011 | 20739913 |
| incidence and etiology of acute renal failure among ambulatory hiv-infected patients. | acute renal failure (arf) is a cause of renal dysfunction in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected patients. its incidence and causes have not been studied since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart) in hiv ambulatory patients. | 2005 | 15780107 |
| predictors of discordant tuberculin skin test and quantiferon-«-tb gold in-tube results in various high-risk groups. | persons in whom targeted testing for latent tuberculosis infection (ltbi) is recommended in seattle, washington; atlanta, georgia; and central north carolina, united states. | 2011 | 21740668 |
| dissolution of primary intimate relationships during incarceration and implications for post-release hiv transmission. | incarceration is associated with sexually transmitted infections (stis) including human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). incarceration may contribute to sti/hiv by disrupting primary intimate relationships that protect against high-risk relationships. research on sexual network disruption during incarceration and implications for post-release sexual risk behavior is limited. we interviewed a sample of hiv-positive men incarcerated in north carolina to assess how commonly inmates leave partners behi ... | 2011 | 21286825 |
| late entry to hiv care among latinos compared with non-latinos in a southeastern us cohort. | (see the editorial commentary by rio on pages 488-489.) background.ôçâlate diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection remains common despite advances in therapy and prognosis. the southeastern united states is a rapidly growing latino settlement area where ethnic disparities may contribute to late presentation to care. methods.ôçâwe assessed demographic and clinical factors between racial/ethnic groups at the time of hiv care initiation in the university of north carolina center f ... | 2011 | 21844031 |
| changing prevalence of oral manifestations of human immuno-deficiency virus in the era of protease inhibitor therapy. | the purpose of this study was to determine temporal trends in the prevalence of oral manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). | 2000 | 10710453 |
| aids bill finally approved, but result is uneasy compromise. | a bill to fund research, education, screening and home care for aids was passed by the u.s. senate on october 13, 1988. s. 2889, as the bill is known, does not parallel the house of representatives bill h.r. 5142 in several ways, notably in that the senate bill now drops the requirement for confidentiality in screening and counseling. the differences are accounted for by the single-handed tactics of senator helms, republican of north carolina. the senate bill marks $100 million for anonymous ... | 1988 | 12315592 |
| partner counseling and referral services to identify persons with undiagnosed hiv--north carolina, 2001. | approximately one fourth of the 850,000-950,000 persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in the united states are not aware of their infection and their risk for transmitting hiv. identifying hiv-infected persons promptly after infection and directing them to medical care and prevention services is a national priority. voluntary partner counseling and referral services (pcrs) help hiv-infected persons notify sex and needle-sharing partners of their need for hiv testing, enabling pa ... | 2003 | 14654767 |
| hiv testing among deep south residents 50 to 64 years old with cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes. | to describe hiv testing among deep south residents aged 50 to 64 years old with cardiovascular disease (cvd) and/or diabetes. | 2010 | 21287895 |
| adapting the evidence-based women's coop intervention to prevent human immunodeficiency virus infection in north carolina and international settings. | | 2010 | 21473554 |