Near misdiagnosis of acute HIV-infection with ELISA-Western Blot scheme: Time for mindset change
Some HIV-infection diagnostic guidelines and health care providers still rely on the ELISA-Western blot diagnostic algorithm. We present a near misdiagnosis case with discordant test results and a lack of proper counseling. We point out the need for an assertive update of health care providers on di...
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| author | Carlos Eduardo Medina-De la Garza María de los Ángeles Castro-Corona Mario César Salinas-Carmona |
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| description | Some HIV-infection diagnostic guidelines and health care providers still rely on the ELISA-Western blot diagnostic algorithm. We present a near misdiagnosis case with discordant test results and a lack of proper counseling. We point out the need for an assertive update of health care providers on diagnostic HIV-tests |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d679078cfc1492487d2e51c2868522e2022-12-21T22:10:54ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092021-01-0125e01168Near misdiagnosis of acute HIV-infection with ELISA-Western Blot scheme: Time for mindset changeCarlos Eduardo Medina-De la Garza0María de los Ángeles Castro-Corona1Mario César Salinas-Carmona2Immunology Service, School of Medicine and University Hospital “Dr. José E González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av Gonzalitos 235, Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico; Center for Research and Development in Health Sciences, CIDICS, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Av Gonzalitos s/n Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico; Corresponding author at: Immunology Service, School of Medicine and University Hospital “Dr. José E González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico.Immunology Service, School of Medicine and University Hospital “Dr. José E González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av Gonzalitos 235, Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico; Center for Research and Development in Health Sciences, CIDICS, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Av Gonzalitos s/n Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, MexicoImmunology Service, School of Medicine and University Hospital “Dr. José E González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av Gonzalitos 235, Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico; Corresponding author.Some HIV-infection diagnostic guidelines and health care providers still rely on the ELISA-Western blot diagnostic algorithm. We present a near misdiagnosis case with discordant test results and a lack of proper counseling. We point out the need for an assertive update of health care providers on diagnostic HIV-testshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001244HIV-misdiagnosisELISA-Western blotHIV-discordant resultsAcute HIV infectionHIV-diagnosis counselingPoint of care HIV-testing |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Eduardo Medina-De la Garza María de los Ángeles Castro-Corona Mario César Salinas-Carmona Near misdiagnosis of acute HIV-infection with ELISA-Western Blot scheme: Time for mindset change IDCases HIV-misdiagnosis ELISA-Western blot HIV-discordant results Acute HIV infection HIV-diagnosis counseling Point of care HIV-testing |
| title | Near misdiagnosis of acute HIV-infection with ELISA-Western Blot scheme: Time for mindset change |
| title_full | Near misdiagnosis of acute HIV-infection with ELISA-Western Blot scheme: Time for mindset change |
| title_fullStr | Near misdiagnosis of acute HIV-infection with ELISA-Western Blot scheme: Time for mindset change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Near misdiagnosis of acute HIV-infection with ELISA-Western Blot scheme: Time for mindset change |
| title_short | Near misdiagnosis of acute HIV-infection with ELISA-Western Blot scheme: Time for mindset change |
| title_sort | near misdiagnosis of acute hiv infection with elisa western blot scheme time for mindset change |
| topic | HIV-misdiagnosis ELISA-Western blot HIV-discordant results Acute HIV infection HIV-diagnosis counseling Point of care HIV-testing |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001244 |
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