title: False-positive HIV test results in infancy and management of uninfected children receiving antiretroviral therapy.
abstract: This report summarizes 2 children misdiagnosed with HIV infection in a clinic in rural Zambia and discusses the implications of false-positive HIV DNA tests in HIV-exposed infants, including the potential magnitude of the problem. Recommendations are needed to address the management of children receiving antiretroviral therapy who are suspected of being uninfected.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and †Macha Research Trust, Macha Hospital, Choma, Zambia.
authors.forename: Catherine G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Sutcliffe
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: Philip E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Thuma
mesh_terms: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D015024:Zambia
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents