HIV-1 testing of young febrile adults seeking care for fever in sub-Sahara Africa.

Eduard J Sanders

doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihu026

Abstract

HIV-1 testing of young febrile adults seeking care for fever in sub-Sahara Africa.

Highlights

Africa (SSA), the region most affected by the HIV-1 epidemic, have been trained to put acute HIV-1 infection (AHI) in the differential diagnosis of the young febrile adult patient seeking care.[7]
While rapid point-of-care RNA or p24 antigen tests are in development,[8] most clinicians attending to patients in primary care facilities in SSA have little else to offer than a rapid HIV-1 antibody test to rule out prevalent HIV-1 infection
The uptake, of providerinitiated testing and counselling (PITC) in SSA has been very low,[9] and repeat testing is not recommended for febrile patients.[10]

Summary

Introduction

Africa (SSA), the region most affected by the HIV-1 epidemic, have been trained to put AHI in the differential diagnosis of the young febrile adult patient seeking care.[7]

Results

Conclusion