1887
Rapid communications Open Access
Like 0

Abstract

A 49-year-old man with a history of receptive unprotected anal intercourse with multiple anonymous men presented with a symptomatic primary HIV infection. Upon his initial visit the rapid HIV antibody screening test was negative but a p24 antigen test suggested a highly infectious phase in the HIV infection. An immunoblot assay confirmed the HIV diagnosis only 14 days later. Recent infections are characterised by a highly infectious phase and, if gone unnoticed, can have a large contribution to the ongoing transmission of HIV. Healthcare providers should be aware of primary HIV infection and the pitfalls in its diagnosis.

Loading

Article metrics loading...

/content/10.2807/ese.14.48.19424-en
2009-12-03
2024-03-28
http://instance.metastore.ingenta.com/content/10.2807/ese.14.48.19424-en
Loading
Loading full text...

Full text loading...

/deliver/fulltext/eurosurveillance/14/48/art19424-en.htm?itemId=/content/10.2807/ese.14.48.19424-en&mimeType=html&fmt=ahah
Submit comment
Close
Comment moderation successfully completed
This is a required field
Please enter a valid email address
Approval was a Success
Invalid data
An Error Occurred
Approval was partially successful, following selected items could not be processed due to error