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Previous Volume 331:881-882 September 29, 1994 Number 13 Next

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To the Editor: A letter published in the April 29, 1993, issue of the Journal reported apparently false positive serologic tests for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in a Haitian woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and end-stage renal disease¹. Three serum specimens obtained at six-week intervals were strongly reactive for HIV-1 antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and Western blotting revealed the full array of HIV-1-specific bands. However, tests for serum p24 antigen, culture of peripheral-blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) for HIV-1, and a polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) test for HIV-1 DNA were all negative. The authors therefore reasoned that the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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False Positive Tests for HIV in a Woman with Lupus and Renal Failure
Jindal R., Solomon M., Burrows L.
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N Engl J Med 1993; 328:1281-1282, Apr 29, 1993. Correspondence

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