Open AccessA New Perspective on HIV Diagnostics: Reinterpretation in the Age of Early Treatment
Author(s) -
Sheila M. Keating
Publication year - 2019
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.00978-19
Subject(s) - antiretroviral therapy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , virology , aids related opportunistic infections , transmission (telecommunications) , hiv diagnosis , sida , viral load , immunology , viral disease , electrical engineering , engineering
Early treatment of HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy in recently identified HIV-infected individuals reduces viral replication and decreases the risk of transmission. The screening and supplemental, confirmatory assays used to identify infection are influenced by early treatment and may obscure a clear diagnosis of HIV infection.
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