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Difficulties in diagnosing group o human immunodeficiency virus type 1 acute primary infection.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2008
Henquell Cécile, Jacomet Christine, Antoniotti Odile, Chaib Abdelhak, Regagnon Christel, Brunet Sylvie, Peigue-Lafeuille Hélène, Barin Francis
Abstract excerpt
We report a rare case of acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 group O infection in a French Caucasian woman. Her sexual partner was secondarily diagnosed with HIV infection, and transmission was confirmed by phylogenetic analysis. The unequal performance of many of the serologic and molecular assays commercially available leads to delays in diagnosis and affects patient management.
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