A case of HIV-1 slow seroconversion: diagnostic implications.
We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who failed to achieve diagnostic Western blot criteria for HIV-1 infection until 21 months after her initial presentation. This case highlights the importance of suspecting delayed HIV seroconversion in cases with persistently indeterminant Western blots.
['Pollett|S|S|', 'Wienholt|L|L|', 'Lee|F|F|', 'Adelstein|S|S|', 'MacLeod|C|C|', 'Chen|Rf|R|', 'Garsia|R|R|']
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slow seroconversion Western Blot HIV AIDS diagnosis