A case study of delayed HIV-1 seroconversion highlights the need for combo assays

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-206

  Skidmore, S ^a   Devendra, S ^b   Weaver, J ^b   Short, J ^c   Osman, H ^c   Smit, E ^c  

^a PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Telford and Wrekin NHS PCT ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concomitant infections; HIV fourth generation assays; HIV seroconversion

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEROCONVERSION;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62249222544     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008263     Document Type: Article

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