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Gökengin D, Wilson-Davies E, Nazlı Zeka A, Palfreeman A, Begovac J, Dedes N, Tarashenko O, Stevanovic M, Patel R. 2021 European guideline on HIV testing in genito-urinary medicine settings. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:1043-1057. [PMID: 33666276 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Testing for HIV is critical for early diagnosis of HIV infection, providing long-term good health for the individual and prevention of onward transmission if antiretroviral treatment is initiated early. The main purpose of the 2021 European Guideline on HIV Testing in Genito-Urinary Settings is to provide advice on testing for HIV infection in individuals aged 16 years and older who present to sexually transmitted infection, genito-urinary or dermato-venereology clinics across Europe. The guideline presents the details of best practice and offers practical guidance to clinicians and laboratories to identify and offer HIV testing to appropriate patient groups.
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Affiliation(s)
- D Gökengin
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.,Ege University HIV/AIDS Research and Practice Center, Izmir, Turkey
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- Southampton Specialist Virology Center, University Hospitals Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Positive Voice, Athens, Greece
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- Head Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Federal Medical-Biological Agency (FMBA) of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions, Skopje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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- Solent NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
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Pollett S, Wienholt L, Lee F, Adelstein S, Macleod C, Chen RF, Garsia R. A case of HIV-1 slow seroconversion: diagnostic implications. Int J STD AIDS 2013; 24:152-3. [DOI: 10.1177/0956462412472457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who failed to achieve diagnostic Western blot criteria for HIV-1 infection until 21 months after her initial presentation. This case highlights the importance of suspecting delayed HIV seroconversion in cases with persistently indeterminant Western blots.
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- S Pollett
- Department of Microbiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050
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- Department of Microbiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050
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Current world literature. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2011; 11:150-6. [PMID: 21368622 DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e3283457ab0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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