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Acute human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is a transient symptomatic illness associated with high-titer HIV-1 replication and a robust and expansive immunologic response to the invading pathogen. From 40 to 90 percent of new HIV-1 infections are associated with symptomatic illness. This syndrome is often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, since HIV-1 antibodies are usually not detected during the early phase of infection. The diagnosis of acute HIV-1 infection requires a high index of clinical suspicion and correct use of specific diagnostic laboratory tests. Accurate early diagnosis is now particularly important because of the potential clinical benefit of early antiretroviral . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Pathogenesis

Signs and Symptoms

Diagnosis

Treatment

Conclusions

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From the AIDS Program, San Francisco General Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco (J.O.K.), and Partners AIDS Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston (B.D.W.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Walker at the Partners AIDS Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, 149 13th St., Charlestown, MA 02129.

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