title: False negative DNA polymerase chain reaction in an infant with subtype C human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection.
abstract: Diagnosis of HIV infection in early infancy generally relies on detection of HIV proviral DNA by PCR. However, many of the HIV DNA PCR assays currently in use are either not optimized or have not been validated for diagnosis of infection with non-subtype B HIV. We report the case of an HIV-infected African American immigrant infant with subtype C HIV infection who tested negative repeatedly by HIV DNA PCR. Clinicians should be aware of this particular limitation of HIV DNA PCR assays, because it is likely that an increasing proportion of the HIV-infected infants seen in US centers will be infected with non-subtype B HIV.
authors.affiliation: Section of Retrovirology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schwarzwald
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Kline
mesh_terms: D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000821:virology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral