title: A case of HIV-1 slow seroconversion: diagnostic implications.
abstract: We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who failed to achieve diagnostic Western blot criteria for HIV-1 infection until 21 months after her initial presentation. This case highlights the importance of suspecting delayed HIV seroconversion in cases with persistently indeterminant Western blots.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pollett
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wienholt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adelstein
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: MacLeod
authors.forename: Rf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garsia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000917:Antibody Formation; D015153:Blotting, Western; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents
keywords: AIDS; HIV; Western Blot; diagnosis; slow seroconversion