Implementation and evaluation of an isoniazid preventive therapy pilot program among HIV-infected patients in Vietnam, 2008-2010.

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Published in Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg on October 01, 2015

Authors

Thuy T Trinh1, Dien T Han2, Emily Bloss3, Thai H Le4, Tung T Vu5, Anh H Mai6, Nhung V Nguyen2, Long T Nguyen5, Sy N Dinh2, Sara Whitehead7

Author Affiliations

1: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Embassy, 7 Lang Ha street, Hanoi, Vietnam Trinhttt@state.gov.
2: Vietnam National TB Program, 463 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi, Vietnam.
3: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd MS E-10 Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
4: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Embassy, 7 Lang Ha street, Hanoi, Vietnam.
5: Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) and Leadership and Investment in Fighting an Epidemic - Global AIDS Program (LIFE-GAP), 7th floor, HEID building, K3b, 6A lane, Thanh Cong Street, Hanoi, Vietnam.
6: An Giang Provincial TB and HIV/AIDS Control Center, 12B Le Loi, Long Xuyen, An Giang, Vietnam.
7: CDC Southeast Asia Regional Office, DDC 7, Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Soi 4, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand.

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