Sero-negative HIV, a need for presumptive HIV diagnosis in adults in developing countries

HIV MedicineEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sero-negative HIV, a need for presumptive HIV diagnosis in adults in developing countries Robert Ndege, Corresponding Author Robert Ndege [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-1253-8970 Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland Correspondence Robert Ndege, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Robert Ndege, Corresponding Author Robert Ndege [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-1253-8970 Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland Correspondence Robert Ndege, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 12 October 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13564Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1White A. Serostatus: seronegative and seropositive. In: MD Gellman, JR Turner, eds. Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer; 2013: 1767-1769. 2Spivak AM, Sydnor ER, Blankson JN, Gallant JE. Seronegative HIV-1 infection: a review of the literature. Aids. 2010; 24: 1407-1414. 3Hei F, Li Z, Hu J. Nucleic acid testing for diagnosis of HIV in cases of negative or uncertain antibody-based testing results in China and abroad diagnosis in cases of HIV antibody negative or uncertain. Biomed J Sci Tech Res. 2019; 20: 14877-14882. 4Chuwa F, Kivuma B, Ndege R. Repeated false-negative HIV rapid test results in a patient presenting to care with advanced HIV disease: a case report. IDCases. 2023; 31:e01719. 5Johnson CC, Fonner V, Sands A, et al. To err is human, to correct is public health: a systematic review examining poor quality testing and misdiagnosis of HIV status. J Int AIDS Soc. 2017; 20: 21755. 6Liang Y, Lin H, Dzakah EE, Tang S. Influence of combination antiretroviral therapy on HIV-1 serological responses and their implications: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:844023. 7Fonjungo PN, Lecher S, Zeh C, et al. Progress in scale up of HIV viral load testing in select sub-Saharan African countries 2016–2018. PLoS ONE. 2023; 18:e0282652. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation