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Letters |19 March 2002

Diagnosing Primary HIV Infection

Eric S. Daar, MD; Susan Little, MD

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  • Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Torrance, CA 90502
    University of California, San Diego
    San Diego, CA 92103
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Our study was designed to distinguish between symptomatic patients who had primary HIV infection and those who did not. Since primary HIV infection can present with a broad range of clinical manifestations (1), all referred patients, regardless of symptom complex, were screened. Thus, on the basis of our analysis, which is consistent with that of others (2), we stand by our conclusions that screening should not be limited to patients with select symptoms.
We agree that our estimate of p24 antigen sensitivity could be misinterpreted. Nevertheless, our study demonstrates that this assay can be used to diagnose primary...
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Daar ES, Little S. Diagnosing Primary HIV Infection. Ann Intern Med. 2002;136:488–489. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-136-6-200203190-00017

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2002;136(6):488-489.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-136-6-200203190-00017

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