COVID-19 infection and a repeated false positivity effect in HIV testing: A case report

Several reports in the literature have described the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and false positive HIV testing results. We present a case of a cisgender male who has sex with men with a false positive HIV test after fully recovering from COVID-19 14 days prior. Initial 4th generation H...

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Autores principales: Balasubramanian, Anupama, Singh, Devika, Lahey, Timothy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10582350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37860150
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01908
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description Several reports in the literature have described the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and false positive HIV testing results. We present a case of a cisgender male who has sex with men with a false positive HIV test after fully recovering from COVID-19 14 days prior. Initial 4th generation HIV 1 and 2 antibody/antigen testing was positive twice, but confirmatory antibody testing was negative. HIV viral load was persistently undetectable. Most of the previously published case reports describe concurrent testing and positivity for HIV and COVID-19. Our report stands out due to the implication of a potentially prolonged association that could persist for several weeks.
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spelling pubmed-105823502023-10-19 COVID-19 infection and a repeated false positivity effect in HIV testing: A case report Balasubramanian, Anupama Singh, Devika Lahey, Timothy IDCases Case Report Several reports in the literature have described the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and false positive HIV testing results. We present a case of a cisgender male who has sex with men with a false positive HIV test after fully recovering from COVID-19 14 days prior. Initial 4th generation HIV 1 and 2 antibody/antigen testing was positive twice, but confirmatory antibody testing was negative. HIV viral load was persistently undetectable. Most of the previously published case reports describe concurrent testing and positivity for HIV and COVID-19. Our report stands out due to the implication of a potentially prolonged association that could persist for several weeks. Elsevier 2023-10-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10582350/ /pubmed/37860150 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01908 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10582350/
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