Numerator 1: Patients who were prescribed Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis within 3 months of CD4 count below 200 cells/mm3
Numerator 2: Patients who were prescribed Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis within 3 months of CD4 count below 500 cells/mm3 or a CD4 percentage below 15%
Numerator 3: Patients who were prescribed Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis at the time of HIV diagnosis
Report a rate for each numerator (e.g., Numerator 1/Denominator 1, etc.) and a total rate (Total Numerator/Total Denominator)
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
Denominator 1. All patients aged 6 years and older with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS and a CD4 count below 200 cells/mm3, who had at least two visits during the measurement year, with at least 90 days in between each visit; and,
Denominator 2. All patients aged 1 through 5 years of age with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS and a CD4 count below 500 cells/mm3 or a CD4 percentage below 15%, who had at least two visits during the measurement year, with at least 90 days in between each visit; and,
Denominator 3. All patients aged 6 weeks through 12 months with a diagnosis of HIV, who had at least two visits during the measurement year, with at least 90 days in between each visit
Total denominator: The sum of the three denominators
Exclusions
Exclusions
Denominator 1 Exclusion: Patient did not receive PCP prophylaxis because there was a CD4 count above 200 cells/mm3 during the three months after a CD4 count below 200 cells/mm3
Denominator 2 Exclusion: Patient did not receive PCP prophylaxis because there was a CD4 count above 500 cells/mm3 or CD4 percentage above 15% during the three months after a CD4 count below 500 cells/mm3 or CD4 percentage below 15%
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