Open AccessEarly Identification of Seronegative Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection with Severe Presentation
Author(s) -
Bum Sik Chin,
Sun Hee Lee,
Gab Jung Kim,
Mee Kyung Kee,
Soon Deok Suh,
Sung Soon Kim
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00166-07
Subject(s) - seroconversion , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease , antibody , immunology , sida , medicine , immunopathology , virus , hiv antigens , lentivirus , biology
Specific antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), usually used for diagnosis, almost invariably become detectable within 3 months of exposure. We report on a patient whose HIV infection was identified early by a combined antigen/antibody test, but seroconversion did not occur for 7 months, until the implementation of antiretroviral therapy.