Early identification of seronegative human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection with severe presentation.
Specific antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), usually used for diagnosis, almost invariably become detectable within 3 months of exposure. We report on a patient whose HIV infection was identified early by a combined antigen/antibody test, but seroconversion did not occur for 7 months, until the implementation of antiretroviral therapy.
Chin
Bum Sik
BS
Division of AIDS, Center for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Lee
Sun Hee
SH
Kim
Gab Jung
GJ
Kee
Mee Kyung
MK
Suh
Soon Deok
SD
Kim
Sung Soon
SS
D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015752:Genes, env / Q000235:genetics; D015751:Genes, pol / Q000235:genetics; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D019562:Viral Load
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D015483:HIV Antibodies