False-Positive HIV Test Results in Infancy and Management of Uninfected Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy

Catherine G. Sutcliffe; William J. Moss; Philip E. Thuma

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000000684

False-Positive HIV Test Results in Infancy and Management of Uninfected Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy

Catherine G. Sutcliffe, William J. Moss, Philip E. Thuma

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

This report summarizes 2 children misdiagnosed with HIV infection in a clinic in rural Zambia and discusses the implications of false-positive HIV DNA tests in HIV-exposed infants, including the potential magnitude of the problem. Recommendations are needed to address the management of children receiving antiretroviral therapy who are suspected of being uninfected.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	607-609
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	34
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000000684
State	Published - Jun 22 2015

Keywords

HIV
antiretroviral therapy
early infant diagnosis
pediatrics
sub-Saharan Africa

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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