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ArticleIDCases2021

Near misdiagnosis of acute HIV-infection with ELISA-Western Blot scheme: Time for mindset change.

Carlos Eduardo Medina-De la Garza, María de Los Ángeles Castro-Corona, Mario César Salinas-Carmona

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Article in IDCases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. [Comparison of two methodologies for HIV confirmation in a Blood Bank].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Carlos Eduardo Medina-De la GarzaImmunology Service, School of Medicine and University Hospital "Dr. José E González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av Gonzalitos 235, Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico.
María de Los Ángeles Castro-CoronaImmunology Service, School of Medicine and University Hospital "Dr. José E González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av Gonzalitos 235, Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico.
Mario César Salinas-CarmonaImmunology Service, School of Medicine and University Hospital "Dr. José E González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av Gonzalitos 235, Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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Acute HIV infectionELISA-Western blotHIV-diagnosis counselingHIV-discordant resultsHIV-misdiagnosisPoint of care HIV-testing

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PMID34094866
PMCPMC8167227

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