Rapid clinical progression to AIDS and death in a persistently seronegative HIV-1 infected heterosexual young man

Bártolo, Inês; Camacho, Ricardo; Barroso, Helena; Bezerra, Victor; Taveira, Nuno

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Seronegative HIV-1 infection has important implications for diagnosis and prevention. We describe a case of HIV-1 infection without seroconversion and fast progression to AIDS and death. Genetic and phylogenetic analysis indicated that the patient was infected with a CRF14_BG-like strain selectively transmitted by his seropositive sexual partner. The results suggest a massive infection with a highly aggressive CRF14_BG-like strain and/or the presence of an unidentified immunological deficiency that has prevented the formation of HIV-1-specific antibodies.

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Bártolo I, Camacho R, Barroso H, Bezerra V, Taveira N. Rapid clinical progression to AIDS and death in a persistently seronegative HIV-1 infected heterosexual young man. AIDS 2009;23:2359–62. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e328332d5e1.