Repeated false-negative HIV rapid test results in a patient presenting to care with advanced HIV disease: A case report

Francisca Chuwa; Bernard Kivuma; Robert Ndege; KIULARCO Study Group

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01719

Repeated false-negative HIV rapid test results in a patient presenting to care with advanced HIV disease: A case report

IDCases. 2023 Feb 14:31:e01719. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01719. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Francisca Chuwa^{1

2}, Bernard Kivuma^{1

2}, Robert Ndege^{1

2

3

4}; KIULARCO Study Group

Affiliations

¹ Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, the United Republic of Tanzania.
² St. Francis Referral Hospital, Ifakara, the United Republic of Tanzania.
³ Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland.
⁴ University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Abstract

Severe immunosuppression has been reported as one of the causes of a false-negative HIV rapid test result. Guidelines on what tests should be performed in adult patients presenting with severe immunosuppression despite a negative HIV rapid test result are lacking. This is the second case report of a false-negative HIV rapid test results in a patient presenting with advanced HIV disease in Tanzania.

Keywords: Advanced HIV Disease (AHD); False-negative HIV; Sero-negative HIV.

Publication types

Case Reports