Tuberculosis Drug Information Guide, 2nd edition | (2012)
Francis J. Curry International Tuberculosis Center, California Department of Public Health Download Research (Link)
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Infectious Disease
Informed Consent and Agreement to HIV Testing | Sample document (2012)
I understand the following information, which I have read or have been read to me: – Blood or another body fluid or tissue sample, will be tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus !hat causes AIDS. – Consent to be tested for HIV should be given FREELY. – Results of the test, like
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Addressing Viral Hepatitis in People With Substance Use Disorders (2011)
This manual, produced by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), assists behavioral health professionals who treat people with substance abuse problems in understanding the implications of a diagnosis of hepatitis. Discusses screening, diagnosis, and referrals and explains how to evaluate a program’s hepatitis practices Download Research (Link)
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HIV/AIDS Care & Treatment in Health Centers: Program Assistance Letter 2011-06
This Health Center Program Assistance Letter (PAL) provides information and resources regarding the treatment and care of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). In alignment with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) (https://aids.gov/federal-resources/national-hiv-aids-strategy/overview/), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) will continue to support efforts to prevent new HIV
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HIV Testing in Health-Care Settings: Program Assistance Letter 2010-13
The purpose of this Program Assistance Letter (PAL) is to provide grantees information regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings.” The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Bureau of Primary Health Care continue to support reducing the number
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Healing Hands: The Specter of Liver Disease (2008)
HCH providers see many patients with liver disease, mainly secondary to hepatitis C (HCV). While the incidence of newly acquired HCV infection has decreased in the United States, over 4 million Americans are estimated to have been infected.1 A disproportionate number of homeless people (22%–53%) have the virus2,3– indeed, incarcerated and homeless individuals are not
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Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease with Comorbid Treatable Aplastic Anemia in a Homeless Adult Male (2008)
This case report presents a cascade of life-threatening complications arising from a chronic hepatitis C infection in a homeless man, originally contracted from contaminated tattoo needles. Download Research (Link)
Healing Hands: Homeless People at Higher Risk for CA-MRSA, HIV & TB (2006)
Homelessness increases one’s risk for infectious diseases and complicates access and adherence to treatment. Three infectious agents that disproportionately affect homeless populations — community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) — are the focus of this issue of Healing Hands, which highlights recent research on screening, treatment and
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