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4. Outcome of missed diagnosis of HIV infection
Author(s) -
Jones Phillip D
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb121648.x
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , antiretroviral therapy , intensive care medicine , intervention (counseling) , hiv diagnosis , immunology , viral load , psychiatry
The potential benefits of early intervention in HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy and prophylaxis for opportunistic infections are well recognised. In contrast, data on the consequences of a missed diagnosis of HIV infection are limited. Two recently published studies address this issue.