Document 0651
 DOCN  M9550651
 TI    HIV testing.
 DT    9505
 AU    Hansen KN; Emergency Department, Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland.
 SO    Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1995 Feb;13(1):43-59. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/95154221
 AB    Testing for HIV infection is not generally required for the appropriate
       treatment of medical emergencies. Current standard HIV tests rely on the
       detection of antibodies to the HIV virus and are among the most
       sensitive and specific tests used in medicine. Standard HIV tests can be
       unreliable for detecting infection in certain patients, such as
       individuals who have been recently infected and neonates born to mothers
       with HIV infection. Other methods for detecting HIV infection, such as
       viral culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of viral
       DNA or RNA, and detection of viral antigens have limited clinical
       applications. Testing for HIV infection requires facilities for
       effective counseling, access to appropriate medical referrals, and the
       ability to maintain strict patient confidentiality.
 DE    AIDS Serodiagnosis/*METHODS  Blood Transfusion  Blotting, Western
       Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional  Human  HIV Core Protein
       p24/ISOLATION & PURIF  HIV-1/IMMUNOLOGY  HIV-2/IMMUNOLOGY  Immunoenzyme
       Techniques  *Immunologic Techniques  Polymerase Chain Reaction  Rape
       Virus Cultivation  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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