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human immunodeficiency virus in the United States. Clin Microbiol Rev 2007;20:478-488 4. Owen SM,<br />

Yang C, Spira T, et al: Alternative algorithms for human immunodeficiency virus infection diagnosis<br />

using tests that are licensed in the United States. J Clin Microbiol 2008;46:1588-1595<br />

HIV-2 Antibody Screen, Serum<br />

Clinical Information: Epidemiologic data suggest that AIDS is caused by at least 2 types of HIV,<br />

HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 has been isolated from patients with AIDS and asymptomatic infected<br />

individuals. The closely related HIV-2 was first isolated from patients in West Africa in 1986, and the<br />

first case of AIDS due to HIV-2 in a patient was reported in the United States in 1988. HIV-2 appears to<br />

be endemic only in West Africa, but HIV-2 also has been identified in individuals who have lived in West<br />

Africa or had sexual relations with individuals from that region. HIV-2 infection is rare in the United<br />

States (

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