       Document 0367
 DOCN  M9640367
 TI    Surveillance of tuberculosis and AIDS co-morbidity--Florida, 1981-1993.
 DT    9604
 SO    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1996 Jan 19;45(2):38-41. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96136181
 AB    Because immunosuppression induced by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
       infection increases the likelihood that latent tuberculosis (TB)
       infection will become active in HIV-infected persons (1,2), in 1987,
       extrapulmonary or disseminated TB was added to the acquired
       immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) surveillance case definition (3), and
       in 1993, pulmonary TB in HIV-infected persons was added to the case
       definition (4). In Florida and other areas (5), AIDS surveillance
       activities include assessment of the completeness and validity of
       reported cases based on confidential record linkages with the TB
       registry and other disease registries. In December 1993, the Florida
       Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) matched cases
       from the AIDS and TB registries to verify documented TB data, include
       more complete TB data on the AIDS registry, and identify cases from the
       AIDS registry with unreported TB. This report summarizes an analysis of
       this match, which underscored the need for collaboration and
       crosstraining of surveillance staff in AIDS and TB reporting.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Comorbidity
       Florida/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  Population Surveillance
       Tuberculosis/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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