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2810621

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-12-11
pubmed:abstractText
An evaluation of the completeness and accuracy of case reporting of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) for the 18-month period from January 1, 1986, through June 30, 1987, was conducted for South Carolina. A total of 596,585 hospital discharge billing records were searched by computer for conditions defining AIDS. The resulting 1513 records were manually reviewed. Of these, 349 discharges for 163 individuals were classified as being definitely AIDS related, the clinical features of these cases meeting Centers for Disease Control criteria for AIDS diagnosis. Of these cases, 153 were reportable to the South Carolina AIDS registry at the time of their diagnosis. Comparison of this case list with registry records revealed that only 91 (59.5%) had been reported. Reporting was significantly poorer for cases among blacks (53.1%) than for cases among whites (71.6%). These findings may have important implications for the interpretation of AIDS surveillance data and for planning activities in which awareness of complete case counts may be critical.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0098-7484
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
262
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2859-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Underreporting of AIDS cases in South Carolina, 1986 and 1987.
pubmed:affiliation
Bureau of Preventive Health Services, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't