It's not all swine flu...are we missing opportunities to diagnose primary HIV infection in patients with flu symptoms?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-146

  Dosekun, O ^a   Kober, C ^a   Richardson, D ^a   Parkhouse, A ^a   Fisher, M ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

H1N1; Primary HIV infection; Seroconversion; Swine flu

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LABORATORY TEST; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SWINE INFLUENZA; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 75449097613     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009514     Document Type: Article

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