Low Specificities of HIV Diagnostic Tests Caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Sleeping Sickness

The accuracy of diagnostic tests for HIV in patients with tropical infections is poorly documented. Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is characterized by a polyclonal B-cell activation, constituting a risk for false-positive reactions to diagnostic tests, including HIV tests. A retrospective study...

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Main Authors: Lejon, V., Ngoyi, D. Mumba, Ilunga, M., Beelaert, G., Maes, I., Büscher, P., Fransen, K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2010
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Virology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2916589/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20573878
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00456-10
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