Abstract
Qualitative human immunodeficiency virus culture is a slow, labor-intensive, and expensive procedure, yet critical for the diagnosis of infants born to human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive mothers. We report that the cultures can be terminated at day 21 with minimal false-negative results but with considerable savings in both time and money.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Clinical Trials as Topic
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Consensus Development Conferences as Topic
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False Negative Reactions
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Female
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HIV Infections / diagnosis*
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HIV Infections / transmission
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
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Time Factors
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Virus Cultivation / economics
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Virus Cultivation / standards*