A simple algorithm for selecting cases to investigate acute and early HIV infections in low- and middle-income countries

Abstract We documented the outcome of an over 10-year effort to diagnose acute and early HIV infections (AEHI) in an Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic with limited resources. Of a total of 132 cases, 119 HIV-RNA tests were performed from 2017–2020, 12 cases were identified, using a simple algorithm: risk exposure of six 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 a simple screening applicable to different settings..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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ResearchSquare.com - (2022) vom: 29. Juli Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

MATSUDA, ELAINE MONTEIRO [VerfasserIn]
Ahagon, Cintia Mayumi [VerfasserIn]
Coelho, Luana Portes Ozório [VerfasserIn]
Campos, Ivana Barros [VerfasserIn]
Colpas, Daniela Rodrigues [VerfasserIn]
Campos, Norberto Camilo [VerfasserIn]
López-Lopes, Giselle Ibete Silva [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Valeria Oliveira [VerfasserIn]
de Oliviera, Isabela Penteriche [VerfasserIn]
Brígido, Luis Fernando de Macedo [VerfasserIn]

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570
Biology

doi:

10.21203/rs.3.rs-421048/v1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

XRA034853022