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When it comes to contact notification, HIV is not TB
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases 2003;7(12):S337-S341.
Pealer LN, Peterman TA.
Abstract
HIV partner notification can help patients, partners, and disease control efforts
in the community. The emphasis on HIV partner notification has varied widely
in the United States. Stigma, denial, and competing priorities have limited
the use of partner notification in many areas. Ongoing HIV transmission after
the infection is diagnosed suggests a need for ongoing partner notification,
but there is little evidence that this is occurring. The forces driving the
evolution of partner notification for HIV are quite different from those
acting on contact tracing for TB. Understanding these forces will help predict
where partner notification is headed and may help make it more effective.
In this paper we review partner notification for HIV, discuss effectiveness,
and outline changes over time. A comparison with contact tracing for TB leads
us to conclude that partner notification for HIV is very different from contact
tracing for TB.