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False Positive Tests for HIV in a Woman with Lupus and Renal Failure

1993; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 328; Issue: 17 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm199304293281717

1533-4406

Rahul M. Jindal, Michal Solomon, L Burrows,

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

To the Editor: We recently encountered the uncommon situation of a false positive test for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) during the pretransplantation evaluation of a 32-year-old Haitian woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and end-stage renal disease. Her condition had been stable with the use of hemodialysis for the previous 6 years, and she had resided in the United States for 15 years. Serologic tests were negative for cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, toxoplasmosis, and hepatitis. Screening tests for syphilis were also negative. Both she and her husband were monogamous, with no history of drug abuse or blood transfusions. She . . .