Grimes Richard M, Hardwicke Robin L, Grimes Deanna E, DeGarmo D Sean
Richard M. Grimes is an adjunct professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine and Baylor UT Houston Center for AIDS Research. Robin L. Hardwicke is an associate professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine. Deanna E. Grimes is a professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Nursing, Department of Nursing Systems and Baylor UT Houston Center for AIDS Research. D. Sean DeGarmo is an instructor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Nursing, Department of Family Health.
Nurse Pract. 2016 Jan 16;41(1). doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000475371.63182.b7.
Patients presenting with fever, pharyngitis, and lymphadenopathy are likely to have mononucleosis; however, patients with acute HIV infection may present with similar symptoms. Acute HIV infection should be considered as a differential diagnosis if test results for mononucleosis are negative. This article describes when to order HIV testing and discusses the importance of early intervention for acute HIV infection.
出现发热、咽炎和淋巴结病的患者很可能患有单核细胞增多症;然而,急性HIV感染患者可能会出现类似症状。如果单核细胞增多症的检测结果为阴性,则应将急性HIV感染视为鉴别诊断。本文介绍了何时进行HIV检测,并讨论了对急性HIV感染进行早期干预的重要性。