title: Expanding human immunodeficiency virus testing and counseling to reach tuberculosis clients' partners and families.
abstract: Recent years have shown important increases in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and counseling (HTC), diagnosis, and coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-infected tuberculosis (TB) patients. Expansion of HTC for partners and families are critical next steps to increase earlier HIV diagnoses and access to ART, and to achieve international goals for reduced TB and HIV-related morbidity, mortality, transmission and costs. TB and HIV programs should develop and evaluate feasible and effective strategies to increase access to HTC among the partners and families of TB patients, and ensure that newly diagnosed people living with HIV and HIV-infected TB patients who complete anti-tuberculosis treatment are successfully linked to ongoing HIV clinical care.
authors.affiliation: Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Courtenay-Quirk
authors.affiliation: Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Date
authors.affiliation: Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bachanas
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baggaley
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Getahun
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Washington DC, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Granich
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D003376:Counseling; D005190:Family; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013636:Tanzania; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control