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CDC recommends new guidelines for HIV tracking. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

AIDS Alert. 1999 Feb;14(2):17-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/20700034

Abstract: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidelines recommending that States conduct HIV infection case surveillance. The report includes revised case definitions for HIV in adults and children. The guidelines recommend that States collect standard sets of data for all cases of HIV and AIDS, including patient identifier and date of first HIV diagnosis. CDC also recommends name-based reporting systems. Other recommendations are summarized. Contact information is provided.

Keywords: NEWSLETTER ARTICLE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Adult *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Confidentiality *Disease Notification Guidelines HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Human Infant Infant, Newborn Population Surveillance United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY

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