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Accounting for false positive HIV tests: Is visceral leishmaniasis responsible? | Journal Article / Research | MSF Science Portal
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Accounting for false positive HIV tests: Is visceral leishmaniasis responsible?

Shanks L, Ritmeijer KKD, Piriou E, Siddiqui MR, Kliescikova J, Pearce N, Ariti C, Muluneh L, Masiga J, Abebe A
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Abstract
Co-infection with HIV and visceral leishmaniasis is an important consideration in treatment of either disease in endemic areas. Diagnosis of HIV in resource-limited settings relies on rapid diagnostic tests used together in an algorithm. A limitation of the HIV diagnostic algorithm is that it is vulnerable to falsely positive reactions due to cross reactivity. It has been postulated that visceral leishmaniasis (VL) infection can increase this risk of false positive HIV results. This cross sectional study compared the risk of false positive HIV results in VL patients with non-VL individuals.

Countries

Ethiopia

Subject Area

diagnosticskala azarHIV/AIDS

Languages

English
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0132422
Published Date
10 Jul 2015
PubMed ID
26161864
Journal
PLOS One
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages e0132422
Issue Date
2015-07-10
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