1276. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Diagnostic Limbo: A Retrospective Review of Discordant HIV Test Results in a Large, Academic Health Center Over a 10-Year Period to Guide Clinicians in Distinguishing False-Positive vs. Acute HIV Infection
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1109
Abstract: Abstract Background The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends universal HIV screening with a fourth-generation HIV-1/2 antigen–antibody immunoassay followed by an HIV-1/-2 antibody differentiation immunoassay. Discordant results require nucleic acid testing (NAT) to… read more here.
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