title: HIV testing of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis increased in Denmark during the period from 2007 to 2009.
abstract: We examined the trends of HIV testing among patients notified with TB in Denmark during a 3-year period from 2007 to 2009. We were able to obtain HIV testing status for 96%. There was a significant increase of patients examined for HIV infection during the 3-year period. HIV prevalence among HIV-tested TB patients in Denmark is much higher than in the average population. It seems there is an increasing awareness in Denmark towards testing TB cases for HIV co-infection.
authors.affiliation: Section of Lung Transplantation, Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perch
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kok-Jensen
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: HIV; HIV infection; prevalence; testing; tuberculosis