title: Matching HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted diseases surveillance data, 2000-2010: identification of infectious disease syndemics in New York City.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In 2012, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene matched HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted disease surveillance data to identify the burden of infection with multiple diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis surveillance data from 2000 to 2010 were matched using a deterministic method. Data on deaths from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Office of Vital Statistics were also matched.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final data set contained 840,248 people; 13% had 2 or more diseases. People with a report of syphilis had the highest proportion of matches with other diseases (64%), followed by gonorrhea (52%), HIV (31%), tuberculosis (23%), hepatitis C (20%), chlamydia (16%), and hepatitis B (11%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings indicate several possible infectious disease syndemics in New York City and highlight the need to integrate surveillance data from different infectious disease programs. Conducting the match brought surveillance programs together to work collaboratively and has resulted in ongoing partnerships on programmatic activities that address multiple diseases.
authors: Division of Disease Control (Mss Drobnik, Pinchoff, Bushnell, and Fuld and Dr Varma) and Data Support Unit, HIV Epidemiology and Field Services Program of the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control (Mr Ly and Ms Yuan), New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York.
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: Drobnik
authors: Jessie
authors: J
authors: Pinchoff
authors: Greta
authors: G
authors: Bushnell
authors: Sonny
authors: S
authors: Ly
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Yuan
authors: Jay K
authors: JK
authors: Varma
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Fuld
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*