Repeated False-Positive HIV Test Results in a Patient Taking HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis | Zendy

Joanne D. Stekler | Zendy; Lauren R. Violette | Zendy; Lisa Niemann | Zendy; Vanessa McMahan | Zendy; David A. Katz | Zendy; Jared M. Baeten | Zendy; Robert M. Grant | Zendy; Kevin P. Delaney | Zendy

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Repeated False-Positive HIV Test Results in a Patient Taking HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Author(s) -

Joanne D. Stekler,

Lauren R. Violette,

Lisa Niemann,

Vanessa McMahan,

David A. Katz,

Jared M. Baeten,

Robert M. Grant,

Kevin P. Delaney

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy197

Subject(s) - medicine , pre exposure prophylaxis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , test (biology) , hiv test , virology , men who have sex with men , environmental health , syphilis , health services , population , paleontology , health facility , biology

Regular HIV testing is required to ensure the safety of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We describe and discuss a series of false-positive HIV test results from an individual receiving PrEP. The expansion of PrEP will likely result in greater numbers of false-positive test results that may pose challenges for interpretation.

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