title: Microbiology laboratory clues to the diagnosis of HIV infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marriott
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology