Fourth-Generation HIV Testing

Michael R Rose; Natasha M Chida; Joyce L Jones

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18137

Fourth-Generation HIV Testing

JAMA. 2023 Dec 19;330(23):2297-2298. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.18137.

Authors

Michael R Rose^{1

2}, Natasha M Chida¹, Joyce L Jones¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

PMID: 38039053
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.18137

No abstract available

Plain language summary

A 72-year-old man presented to the emergency department with fevers, night sweats, and rash 3 days after condomless vaginal intercourse. Results of a fourth-generation HIV test were positive and HIV-1-/2 antibody differentiation testing was negative. How would you interpret these results?

MeSH terms

HIV Infections* / diagnosis
HIV Testing* / methods
Humans