Missed opportunities for diagnosing primary HIV infection

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-16

  Sudarshi, Darshan ^a,c   Pao, D ^a   Murphy, G ^b   Parry, J ^b   Dean, G ^a   Fisher, M ^a  

^a Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Protection Agency

^c Department of HIV/GU Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOM; TONSILLITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AMBULATORY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38849107514     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.026963     Document Type: Article

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