title: Failure of serial human immunodeficiency virus type 1 DNA polymerase chain reactions to identify human immunodeficiency virus type 1 clade A/G.
abstract: The most commonly used test to screen for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in HIV-exposed infants in the United States is HIV-1 qualitative DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR). However, the commercially available HIV-1 DNA PCR lack optimal sensitivity to detect non-subtype B subtypes of HIV-1. We report here HIV-1 infection in a West African infant that went undetected by serial HIV-1 DNA PCR tests.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Brown Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Obaro
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Losikoff
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harwell
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pugatch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents