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Early 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.

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