Positive HIV Test Results in Pregnant Women

A recent study of HIV testing in pregnant women found that false positive HIV EIA results were rare and occurred less frequently in pregnant women. However, pregnant women with reactive EIAs were more likely to have negative and indeterminate Western blot results due to lower HIV prevalence and higher p24 reactivity respectively. The study results highlight the need for alternative methods to rule out infection in persons with reactive EIAs from low prevalence populations.

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Wesolowski LG et al. False-positive human immunodeficiency virus enzyme immunoassay results in pregnant women. PLoS ONE 2011 Jan 27; 6:e16538.

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