Screening for acute HIV infection: lessons learned.

Stekler, Joanne; Maenza, Janine; Stevens, Claire E; Swenson, Paul D; Coombs, Robert W; Wood, Robert W; Campbell, Mary S; Nickle, David C et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2007

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Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) nucleic acid testing is increasingly being used by researchers and public health screening programs to identify highly infectious, HIV antibody-negative individuals with acute HIV infection. We present cases to illustrate unusual instances of acute HIV screening, which include "window period" testing and the discovery of low-level HIV RNA.

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