title: A practitioner's guide to HIV testing.
abstract: So far Could it be HIV? has examined many of the clues obtained from the clinical history and physical examination that might make an alert health care worker consider the diagnosis of HIV infection. Here we examine strategies for seeking permission for HIV testing and give advice on interpreting the results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, QLD.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Carne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kemp
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D003219:Confidentiality; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D016655:HIV Core Protein p24 / Q000032:analysis; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D016655:HIV Core Protein p24