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- Title
A simple algorithm for selecting cases to investigate acute and early HIV infections in low‐ and middle‐income countries.
- Authors
Matsuda, Elaine Monteiro; Ahagon, Cintia Mayumi; Coelho, Luana Portes Ozório; Campos, Ivana Barros; Colpas, Daniela Rodrigues; Campos, Norberto Camilo; López‐Lopes, Giselle Ibete Silva; Silva, Valeria Oliveira; de Oliveira, Isabela Penteriche; Brígido, Luís Fernando de Macedo
- Abstract
We documented the outcome of an over 10‐year (2011–2021) effort to diagnose acute and early HIV infections (AEHI) in an Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic with limited resources. Of a total of 132, 119 HIV‐RNA tests were performed from 2017 to 2020, 12 cases were identified, using a simple algorithm: risk exposure of 6 weeks or less before the visit and/or symptoms compatible with acute retroviral syndrome 7–30 days after exposure and/or undetermined 3rd generation rapid diagnostic test or serology. AEHI diagnoses varied from 2.4% among asymptomatic to 25% for undetermined serology cases using this simple screening applicable to different settings.
- Subjects
HIV infections; MIDDLE-income countries; ALGORITHMS; SYMPTOMS; DIAGNOSIS; NON-communicable diseases; HIV seroconversion
- Publication
Journal of Medical Virology, 2022, Vol 94, Issue 2, p791
- ISSN
0146-6615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jmv.27398