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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Dec 19.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2008 Aug;20(7):806–811. doi: 10.1080/09540120701694055

Table 3.

Referral criteria for identification of primary HIV infections in Botswana

Original Referral Criteria Refined Referral Criteria

  • Young age: 18-35 y.o.

  • Self-reported unprotected sex/HIV exposure

  • Diagnosed STI

  • 2 or more signs/symptoms of ARS (fever, lymphadenopathy, pharyngitis, myalgias, rash)

  • Recent HIV exposure/unprotected sex

  • More than one sexual partner

  • Age difference with sexual partner ≥20 years

  • Flu-like illness within last month (acute infection) or last 3 months (recent infection)