Rape and subsequent seroconversion to HIV.

Rape and subsequent seroconversion to HIV.

Facial diplegia and vestibular neuritis secondary to HIV seroconversion syndrome.

CASE REPORT The patient is a 60-year-old heterosexual male with a past medical history of morbid obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He had been in his usual state of health until approximately four weeks prior to admission, when he developed low grade fever, rhinorrhea, sore throat and diffuse arthromyalgias. Fever resolved promptly after treatment with amoxycillin and clavulani...

HIV-Selectest enzyme immunoassay and rapid test: ability to detect seroconversion following HIV-1 infection.

HIV-Selectest is a serodiagnostic enzyme immunoassay (EIA), containing p6 and gp41 peptides, designed to differentiate between vaccine-induced antibodies and true infections. A rapid test version of the HIV-Selectest was developed. Both assays detected HIV antibodies in men and women within 2 to 4 weeks of infection, with sensitivity similar to third-generation EIAs.

Model-Based Estimates of HIV Acquisition Due to Prison Rape.

Nearly 1.4 million men are incarcerated in federal and state prisons in the United States. These men are disproportionately affected by HIV in comparison with the at-large male population. The elevated prevalence of HIV infection in U.S. prisons has raised concerns over the potential for intraprison HIV transmission due to rape and other forms of sexual victimization. However, the number of men...

The contribution of maternal HIV seroconversion during late pregnancy and breastfeeding to mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

BACKGROUND The prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV has been focused mainly on women who are HIV positive at their first antenatal visit, but there is uncertainty regarding the contribution to overall transmission from mothers who seroconvert after their first antenatal visit and before weaning. METHOD A mathematical model was developed to simulate changes in mother-to-ch...