Errors in Reporting Seropositivity for Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Authors: Scott D. Holmberg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Letters and Corrections15 October 1988Errors in Reporting Seropositivity for Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)Scott D. Holmberg, MD, C. Robert Horsburgh Jr., MD, Robert H. Byers, PhD, Charles A. Schable, MS, Alan R. Lifson, MD, MPH, George R. Seage III, MPH, Ellie E. Schoenbaum, MDScott D. Holmberg, MDSearch for more papers by this author, C. Robert Horsburgh Jr., MDSearch for more papers by this author, Robert H. Byers, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, Charles A. Schable, MSSearch for more papers by this author, Alan R. Lifson, MD, MPHSearch for more papers by this author, George R. Seage III, MPHSearch for more papers by this author, Ellie E. Schoenbaum, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-8-679_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor: The reversion of results from tests for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from positive to negative has been occasionally reported in persons with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) late in their illness. Four of one thousand (0.4%) healthy HIV-seropositive men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort study have also been reported to have seroreverted (1).We have followed large numbers of persons in three cohort studies of HIV infection and AIDS and have information on 2030 persons observed for 10 928 person-years (2-4). To evaluate the seroreversions in these persons, we examined results and retested the serum...References1. FarzadeganPolisWolinsky HMS Loss of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) antibodies with evidence of viral infection in asymptomatic homosexual men: a report from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 1988;108:785-90. LinkGoogle Scholar2. JaffeDarrowEchenberg HWD The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in a cohort of homosexual men: a six-year follow-up study. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:210-4. LinkGoogle Scholar3. SeageHorsburghHardy GCA. Increased suppressor T cells in probable transmittors of human immunodeficiency virus [Abstract]. IV International Conference on AIDS: Abstracts. v 2. Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs; 1988:201. Google Scholar4. SelwynSchoenbaumHartelPetermanKleinFriedland PEDTRG. Natural history of HIV infection in intravenous drug abusers (IVDAs) [Abstract]. III International Conference on AIDS: Abstracts Volume. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 1987:2. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThree cases of HIV-1 seroreversionRapid DNA fingerprinting to control for specimen errors in HIV testing by the polymerase chain reactionSeroreversions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) InfectionL. Gürtler, MD, J. Eberle, F. Deinhardt 15 October 1988Volume 109, Issue 8Page: 679-680KeywordsAIDSAntibodiesCohort studiesHIVHIV infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 15 October 1988 PDF downloadLoading ...