       Document 1093
 DOCN  M9591093
 TI    Influenza immunization for HIV-infected persons in Los Angeles.
 DT    9509
 AU    Sorvillo FJ; Nahlen BL; Los Angeles County Department of Health
       Services, AIDS; Epidemiology Program, CA 90005, USA.
 SO    Vaccine. 1995 Mar;13(4):377-80. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95313419
 AB    We assessed the use of influenza vaccine in a cohort of HIV-infected
       patients during 1991 and 1992 in Los Angeles County. Influenza
       vaccination status and clinical and demographic data were obtained from
       medical records in three different outpatient clinics: a health
       maintenance organization (HMO), a public clinic and a private medical
       group. The overall proportion of patients immunized with influenza
       vaccine was 28%. Patients receiving medical care at the HMO were more
       likely to receive influenza vaccine (45%) than were patients at the
       public clinic (25%) or the private facility (13%). Higher immunization
       levels were also observed among patients with greater numbers of clinic
       visits for both years studied (p < 0.001). After we controlled for the
       number of outpatient visits, patients at the HMO and the public clinic
       were still more likely to receive influenza vaccine in both 1991
       (adjusted relative risks 3.2 and 2.1, respectively) and 1992 (adjusted
       relative risks 1.7 and 1.8) compared with private clinic patients.
       Health-care providers should increase efforts to provide influenza
       vaccine to HIV-infected patients.
 DE    Female  Human  HIV Infections/*IMMUNOLOGY  Influenza Vaccine/*IMMUNOLOGY
       Male  Vaccination/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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