Contact Tracing for COVID-19: An Opportunity to Reduce Health Disparities and End the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS Epidemic in the United States.

Nosyk, Bohdan; Armstrong, Wendy S; Del Rio, Carlos

Nosyk, Bohdan; Armstrong, Wendy S; Del Rio, Carlos.

Nosyk B; Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Armstrong WS; British Columbia Center for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Del Rio C; Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Clin Infect Dis ; 71(16): 2259-2261, 2020 11 19.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1153153

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ABSTRACT

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing and contact tracing have been proposed as critical components of a safe and effective coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health strategy. We argue that COVID-19 contact tracing may provide a unique opportunity to also conduct widespread HIV testing, among other health-promotion activities.

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COVID-19/epidemiology; Contact Tracing; HIV Infections/epidemiology; Healthcare Disparities; COVID-19/prevention & control; HIV Infections/prevention & control; Humans; Mass Screening; SARS-CoV-2; United States/epidemiology

Keywords

AIDS; COVID-19; HIV; HIV testing; cost-effectiveness

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: HIV Infections / Contact Tracing / Healthcare Disparities / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Clin Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cid

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