Preliminary HIV test result disclosure: lessons we can learn.
Result disclosure following routine HIV testing can be challenging. We present an interesting real life scenario regarding a young heterosexual Caucasian male patient, who was diagnosed as having a positive HIV antibody result following a routine HIV screening test, his confirmatory test result was HIV negative. This article covers important lessons learnt from the case.
Tayal
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Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK. sarup.tayal@stees.nhs.uk
Chawla
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D005189:False Positive Reactions; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D055815:Young Adult
D015483:HIV Antibodies