| Title | False-positive HIV DNA PCR testing of infants: implications in a changing epidemic. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Feucht, Ute Dagmar, Brian Forsyth, and Mariana Kruger |
| Journal | South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 3 Pt 1 |
| Pagination | 149-52 |
| Date Published | 2012 Mar |
| ISSN | 0256-9574 |
| Keywords | Africa South of the Sahara, Diagnostic Errors, DNA, Viral, False Positive Reactions, Female, HIV, HIV Infections, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Male, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Predictive Value of Tests, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, RNA, Viral, Sensitivity and Specificity, Time Factors |
| Abstract | To examine false-positive HIV DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results in children, and the potential implications for the paediatric HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. |
| Alternate Journal | S. Afr. Med. J. |
