Detection of acute infections during HIV testing in North Carolina

Article Abstract:

A system based on the concomitant use of nucleic acid amplification and antibody testing is designed for the identification and public health management of patients with acute HIV infection who received voluntary counseling and testing in North Carolina. The results suggested that the addition of nucleic acid amplification testing to an HIV testing algorithm significantly increases the identification of cases of infection without impairing the performance of diagnostic testing.

North Carolina, Diagnosis, HIV testing, HIV tests

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HIV drug resistance and HIV transmission risk behaviors among active injection drug users

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A cross-sectional study is conducted to determine the prevalence of HIV drug resistance in HIV(super +) injection drug users receiving clinical care, the frequency with which they shared needles and perceived serostatus of needle-sharing partners they exposed to drug-resistant HIV. Strategies to reduce injection drug use risk behaviors among patients in clinical care are needed to reduce the transmission of sensitive and resistant HIV.

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, Hypodermic Syringes & Related Eqp, Hypodermic needles, Syringes, Hypodermic syringes

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The unexpected movement of the HIV epidemic in the southeastern United States: Transmission among college students

Article Abstract:

An epidemic of HIV infection occurring in North Carolina college students, primarily involving African American men who have sex with men (MSM) or men who have sex with men/women (MSM/W) is described. College students represent an at-risk, accessible population, which deserves further HIV prevention interventions.

Students, College, College students, African American men

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