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. 2008 Mar 10;2:17–25. doi: 10.2174/1874613600802010017

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Fig. (1).Age-Stratified diagnostic pathways for well infants known to be HIV-exposed. — Different approaches are recommended for testing HIV-exposed infants based on age (35). Infants between ages 6 weeks and 9 months should not be diagnosed using an HIV Rapid test algorithm, but should be diagnosed by HIV DNA PCR. Children between 9 and 18 months should first be tested using an HIV Rapid test algorithm with positive tests confirmed by HIV DNA PCR (with immediate referral for care after a positive rapid test if there are long delays for the confirmatory test results). In children older 18 months of age, a positive result in the HIV Rapid test algorithm is indicative of HIV infection.