Name-Based Surveillance for HIV-Infected Persons
Authors: Devon D. Brewer, John J. Potterat
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2000)

Letters6 June 2000Name-Based Surveillance for HIV-Infected PersonsDevon D. Brewer, PhD and John J. Potterat, BADevon D. Brewer, PhDUniversity of Washington; Seattle, WA 98015 (Brewer)El Paso County Department of Health and Environment; Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (Potterat)Search for more papers by this author and John J. Potterat, BAUniversity of Washington; Seattle, WA 98015 (Brewer)El Paso County Department of Health and Environment; Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (Potterat)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-132-11-200006060-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Osmond and colleagues (1) found that HIV-infected persons who tested anonymously reported that they personally notified as many sex and needle-sharing partners (mean, 3.9) as persons who tested confidentially and notified partners with the help of health department workers (mean, 3.8). From these results, Osmond and colleagues argue that patient referral may be as effective as health department–assisted referral for notifying partners. A methodologic flaw in their study precludes this conclusion.The authors did not validate the retrospective claims of their patients with AIDS about how many partners were notified after HIV diagnosis, an event likely to ...References1. Osmond DH, Bindman AB, Vranizan K, Lehman JS, Hecht FM, Keane D, et al . Name-based surveillance and public health interventions for persons with HIV infection. Ann Intern Med. 1999;131:775-9. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Landis SE, Schoenbach VJ, Weber DJ, Mittal M, Krishan B, Lewis K, et al . Results of a randomized trial of partner notification in cases of HIV infection in North Carolina. N Engl J Med. 1992;326:101-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Stempel RR, Moulton JM, Moss AR. Self-disclosure of HIV-1 antibody test results: The San Francisco General Hospital Cohort. AIDS Educ Prev. 1995;7:116-24. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Perry S, Ryan J, Fogel K, Fishman B, Jacobsberg L. Voluntarily informing others of positive HIV test results: patterns of notification by infected gay men. Hosp Commun Psych. 1990;41:549-51. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Perry SW, Card CA, Moffatt M, Ashman T, Fishman B, Jacobsberg LB. Self-disclosure of HIV infection to sexual partners after repeated counseling. AIDS Educ Prev. 1994;6:403-11. MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Washington; Seattle, WA 98015 (Brewer)El Paso County Department of Health and Environment; Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (Potterat) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoName-Based Surveillance and Public Health Interventions for Persons with HIV Infection Dennis H. Osmond , Andrew B. Bindman , Karen Vranizan , J. Stan Lehman , Frederick M. Hecht , Dennis Keane , Arthur Reingold , and Name-Based Surveillance for HIV-Infected Persons Dennis H. Osmond , Karen Vranizan , and Andrew Bindman Metrics Cited ByThe Effectiveness of HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services in Increasing Identification of HIV-Positive IndividualsCase-Finding Effectiveness of Partner Notification and Cluster Investigation for Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIVHIV Partner Notification: A Neglected Prevention Intervention 6 June 2000Volume 132, Issue 11Page: 922-923KeywordsAIDSElectronic medical recordsHIVHIV infectionsRandomized trialsRetrospective studies Issue Published: 6 June 2000 CopyrightCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...