The time course for such cross-reactivity remains uncertain. Moreover, if the screening algorithm
for acute HIV
infection had called
for the use of a nucleic acid amplification test instead of the Western blot assay to confirm the enzyme immunoassay, the index patient would not have received an indeterminate result.
Christian P. Erickson, M.D.
USHealthworks, Los Angeles, CA 90245
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Todd McNiff, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Jeffrey D. Klausner, M.D.