Navigating false positive HIV test results: a case report
Our case highlights the limitations of current HIV diagnostic tests and challenges in interpretation. Clinicians should be aware that false-positive tests are rare and be reminded to consider the pre-test probability when interpreting results.
Authors
- Laura Stulken
- Quanhathai Kaewpoowat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9444-3552)
- Jack T. Stapleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2302-9055)
- Bradley Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7871-7955)
- Matthew D. Krasowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0856-8402)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Iowa City VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ASM Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/asmcr.00097-24
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79