Validation of the San Diego Early Test Score for Early Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Amsterdam Men Who Have Sex With Men | Zendy

Maartje Dijkstra | Zendy; Timothy C. Lin | Zendy; Godelieve J. de Bree | Zendy; Martin Hoenigl | Zendy; Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff | Zendy

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Validation of the San Diego Early Test Score for Early Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Amsterdam Men Who Have Sex With Men

Author(s) -

Maartje Dijkstra,

Timothy C. Lin,

Godelieve J. de Bree,

Martin Hoenigl,

Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciz895

Subject(s) - seroconversion , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , cohort , test (biology) , hiv test , prospective cohort study , immunology , gerontology , population , biology , environmental health , paleontology , health facility , health services

The San Diego Early Test score is a simple risk-assessment tool for acute, and early human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Validation in a prospective cohort of Amsterdam men who have sex with men showed fair prediction of HIV seroconversion (AUC, 0.701). This score can help prioritize and target HIV-prevention strategies.

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