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- Title
Negative Rapid Serological Tests in an HIV-Infected Infant: A Call for Improved Inpatient Provider-Initiated Testing and Counseling Beginning With Breastfeeding Mothers.
- Authors
Lisboa, Anselmo; Thorp, Marguerite; Lambo, Luisa; Chaúque, Sílvia; Elias, Beatriz; Domingos, Celina; Macassa, Eugénia; Buck, W Chris
- Abstract
Rapid serological tests are unreliable for the diagnosis of HIV exposure and infection in infants. This case reports an HIV-infected infant with a delayed diagnosis due to multiple negative serological tests, highlighting the importance of maternal testing for provider-initiated testing and counseling in hospitalized infants.
- Subjects
MOZAMBIQUE; HIV infections; HIV-positive persons; GANCICLOVIR; HEMOGLOBINS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROCONVERSION; OXYGEN saturation; ALANINE aminotransferase
- Publication
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 8, p883
- ISSN
2048-7193
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jpids/piab021