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HIV diagnostic tests: an overview
1Harvard Medical School, 260 Longwood Ave., MEC-168, Boston, MA 02115-6092, USA. iweala@post.harvard.edu
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|August 4, 2004
Abstract:
This article provides an overview of different HIV diagnostic tests, describing how they work and the advantages and limitations of the various tests. This article also briefly reviews the structure and genetic diversity of HIV, the mechanism the virus uses to infect host cells and the different phases of HIV infection. This information is included to facilitate understanding of how HIV diagnostic tests work and what molecular markers these tests use to pinpoint an HIV infection.

