Near misdiagnosis of acute HIV-infection with ELISA-Western Blot scheme: Time for mindset change
Carlos Eduardo Medina-De la Garza,
María de los Ángeles Castro-Corona,
Mario César Salinas-Carmona
Affiliations
Carlos Eduardo Medina-De la Garza
Immunology Service, School of Medicine and University Hospital “Dr. José E González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av Gonzalitos 235, Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico; Center for Research and Development in Health Sciences, CIDICS, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Av Gonzalitos s/n Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico; Corresponding author at: Immunology Service, School of Medicine and University Hospital “Dr. José E González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico.
María de los Ángeles Castro-Corona
Immunology Service, School of Medicine and University Hospital “Dr. José E González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av Gonzalitos 235, Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico; Center for Research and Development in Health Sciences, CIDICS, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Av Gonzalitos s/n Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico
Mario César Salinas-Carmona
Immunology Service, School of Medicine and University Hospital “Dr. José E González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av Gonzalitos 235, Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico; Corresponding author.
Some HIV-infection diagnostic guidelines and health care providers still rely on the ELISA-Western blot diagnostic algorithm. We present a near misdiagnosis case with discordant test results and a lack of proper counseling. We point out the need for an assertive update of health care providers on diagnostic HIV-tests
