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17. Microbiology laboratory clues to the diagnosis of HIV infection
Author(s) -
Marriott Deborah
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.tb121746.x
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , clinical microbiology , clinical practice , ask price , medicine , virology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , family medicine , economy , economics
Microbiological investigations can provide an early clue to the possibility of unsuspected underlying HIV infection. These case studies were randomly selected from the author's clinical practice and do not represent unusual or uncommon occurrences; they highlight the constant need to ask Could it be HIV? when interpreting laboratory results.