SARS COV 2 Infection and Potentially COVID 19 Vaccination Associated With False Positive HIV Tests
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- December 31, 2023
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SARS COV 2 Infection and Potentially COVID 19 Vaccination Associated With False Positive HIV Tests
A recent paper by Feldman et al. reporting a young man who attempted to commit suicide caught my attention. It read: “Our team became aware of the possibility of false positive HIV tests (all but HIV PCR) in individuals vaccinated against Sars CoV 2 when a laboratory technician attempted suicide. The reason: five months after his second […]
How common is HIV ELISA positivity after COVID 19 infection and vaccination? When, if ever, should HIV screening be performed? How will patients handle the potential stigma of being “HIV positive” when the test is actually false positive? Does HIV false positivity imply a post infection or vaccine associated immunodeficiency state?
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