Overcoming the challenge of diagnosis of early HIV infection: A stepping stone to optimal patient management

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1189-1193

  Routy, Jean Pierre ^a   Cao, Wei ^a,b   Mehraj, Vikram ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

antiretroviral therapy; early HIV diagnosis; early HIV Infection; HIV transmission; immunoassays; primary HIV Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MONONUCLEOSIS; MONONUCLEOSIS LIKE SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; HIV INFECTIONS; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BIOMARKERS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84941629532     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2015.1077701     Document Type: Review

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