False-Positive Screening and Confirmatory HIV Diagnostic Test in a Patient with Cured SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Not Mediated by Env/Spike Cross-Reactive Antibodies

Acute SARS-CoV-2 infection has been associated with false-positive HIV screening tests. The underlying mechanism is unclear, and for clinical cases, evidence beyond a temporal connection is missing. However, several experimental studies point toward SARS-CoV-2 spike/HIV-1 envelope (Env) cross-reacti...

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Main Authors: Carina Elsner, Gwenllian A. Appeltrath, Margarethe Konik, Janine Parreuter, Martina Broecker-Preuss, Adalbert Krawczyk, Stefan Esser, Stefanie Sammet, Christina B. Karsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/5/1161