Abstract

Diagnosing acute HIV infection (AHI) is important because of the higher transmission risk during this period and the potential for early treatment to limit the HIV reservoir. Improvements in HIV testing have led to the current, fourth-generation (4thG) antigen/antibody immunoassay, which has shortened the “window period” between HIV acquisition and diagnostic-test positivity by improving the sensitivity of the antibody test and incorporating p24 antigen …

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