malignancies do HIV-infected individuals often demonstrate? What year did the CDC published a 1999 revised surveillance case definition for HIV infection? The revised surveillance case definition Adults, adolescents, and children aged 18 months or for HIV infection states? older are considered to be HIV-infected if they meet the previously published clinical criteria. What are the criteria’s for a HIV If they demonstrate positive test results on screening infection? and confirmatory tests for HIV antibody or on an HIV viral test, (i.e., HIV nucleic acid detection, HIV p24 antigen test, or HIV isolation in culture). Treatment of HIV infection involves Antiretroviral drugs supportive and administration of what type of drugs? What do the antiretroviral drugs They suppress the virus’s replication suppress? The antiretroviral drugs block what part Replication cycle of the HIV cycle? What is the purpose of serological tests Tests have played a critical role in screening the for HIV antibody since 1985? donor blood supply, and in the initial diagnosis of HIV infection. Within what time most individuals will 1 to 2 months. develop antibody to the after exposure? What other purpose provide serological It is also used in epidemiology studies. test? What information provide epidemiology Provide health officials with information the studies? extent of the infection in high-risk populations. How can we divide tests for HIV It can be divided into two categories: screening tests antibodies? and confirmatory tests. What is the goal of screening tests? It is to detect all infected persons. How is the goal of confirmatory tests It is performed on samples giving a positive result on performed? a screening test. What is the goal of confirmatory Is to differentiate true-positive from false-positive results. What is the standard screening method ELISA for HIV antibody? What is the standard confirmatory test Western blot. for HIV antibody? Succeeding generations of ELISA tests Both HIV-1 and HIV-2, and to detect the p24 exhibit increasing sensitivity, specificity, antigen. and the ability to detect antibodies to what disease?
malignancies do HIV-infected individuals often demonstrate? What year did the CDC published a revised surveillance case definition for HIV infection? 1999 The revised surveillance case definition for HIV infection states? Adults, adolescents, and children aged 18 months or older are considered to be HIV-infected if they meet the previously published clinical criteria. What are the criteria’s for a HIV infection? If they demonstrate positive test results on screening and confirmatory tests for HIV antibody or on an HIV viral test, (i.e., HIV nucleic acid detection, HIV p24 antigen test, or HIV isolation in culture). Treatment of HIV infection involves supportive and administration of what type of drugs? Antiretroviral drugs What do the antiretroviral drugs suppress? They suppress the virus’s replication The antiretroviral drugs block what part of the HIV cycle? Replication cycle What is the purpose of serological tests for HIV antibody since 1985? Tests have played a critical role in screening the donor blood supply, and in the initial diagnosis of HIV infection. Within what time most individuals will develop antibody to the after exposure? 1 to 2 months. What other purpose provide serological test? It is also used in epidemiology studies. What information provide epidemiology studies? Provide health officials with information the extent of the infection in high-risk populations. How can we divide tests for HIV antibodies? It can be divided into two categories: screening tests and confirmatory tests. What is the goal of screening tests? It is to detect all infected persons. How is the goal of confirmatory tests performed? It is performed on samples giving a positive result on a screening test. What is the goal of confirmatory Is to differentiate true-positive from false-positive results. What is the standard screening method for HIV antibody? ELISA What is the standard confirmatory test for HIV antibody? Western blot. Succeeding generations of ELISA tests exhibit increasing sensitivity, specificity, and the ability to detect antibodies to what disease? Both HIV-1 and HIV-2, and to detect the p24 antigen.