Recommendations for the management of indeterminate HIV PCR results within South Africa’s early infant diagnosis programme

Mazanderani, Ahmad Haeri; Technau, Karl-Gunter; Hsiao, Nei-Yuan; Maritz, Jean; Carmona, Sergio; Sherman, Gayle G.

dc.contributor.author	Mazanderani, Ahmad Haeri
dc.contributor.author	Technau, Karl-Gunter
dc.contributor.author	Hsiao, Nei-Yuan
dc.contributor.author	Maritz, Jean
dc.contributor.author	Carmona, Sergio
dc.contributor.author	Sherman, Gayle G.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-08-01T10:39:35Z
dc.date.available	2016-08-01T10:39:35Z
dc.date.issued	2016-05-13
dc.description.abstract	Indeterminate HIV PCR results represent missed diagnostic opportunities within South Africa’s early infant diagnosis programme. These results not only delay diagnosis and appropriate management but are also a source of confusion and apprehension amongst clinicians and caregivers. We describe the extent of indeterminate HIV PCR results within South Africa’s early infant diagnosis programme and provide recommendations for the management of these cases, both in terms of laboratory practice and the clinical care of the infants.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Medical Virology	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2016	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	They also thank the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for partial funding of this work. A.H.M. acknowledges the Discovery Foundation for financial support.	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.sajhivmed.org.za	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Haeri Mazanderani A, Technau K-G, Hsiao N-Y, Maritz J, Carmona S, Sherman GG. Recommendations for the management of indeterminate HIV PCR results within South Africa’s early infant diagnosis programme. S Afr J HIV Med. 2016;17(1), a451. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/sajhivmed.v17i1.451.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	1608-9693 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2078-6751 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/sajhivmed.v17i1.451
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56166
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2016. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en_ZA
dc.subject	HIV PCR	en_ZA
dc.subject	Infant diagnosis programme	en_ZA
dc.subject	Clinical care	en_ZA
dc.subject	Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)	en_ZA
dc.subject	South Africa (SA)	en_ZA
dc.subject	Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	en_ZA
dc.title	Recommendations for the management of indeterminate HIV PCR results within South Africa’s early infant diagnosis programme	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA