Table 2.
Schedule of evaluations.
| Evaluation | Screen | Entry | Week(s) | Month(s) | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 24 | ||
| Documentation of acute HIV | X | —a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fiebig staging | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financial screening | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| History | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Physical examination | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Adherence assessment | — | — | X | — | X | — | X | X | X | X | X |
| Antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiated | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HIV-1/2 enzyme immunoassay fourth generation assay | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HIV-1 genotypic testing | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urine analysis | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Complete blood count with differential and platelets | — | X | — | X | — | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Liver function tests (ASTb, ALTc, GGTd) | — | X | — | X | — | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Renal function tests (blood urea nitrogen, creatine) | — | X | — | X | — | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| T cell subsets | — | X | — | X | — | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| HIV-1 RNA PCRe quantitative | — | X | — | X | — | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| HIV-1 Western blot | — | X | — | — | X | X | — | X | X | X | X |
| Hepatitis B and C panel | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rapid plasma regain | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonorrhea/chlamydia PCR of urine, oropharynx, and rectum | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cytomegalovirus PCR blood | Xf | Xf | Xf | Xf | Xf | Xf | Xf | Xf | Xf | Xf | Xf |
| Pregnancy test | — | Xg | Xg | Xg | Xg | Xg | Xg | Xg | Xg | Xg | Xg |
| Reservoir study laboratories (mL) | — | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 30 |
aNot applicable.
bAST: aspartate aminotransferase.
cALT: alanine aminotransferase.
dGGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase.
ePCR: polymerase chain reaction.
fIf clinically suspected.
gWhenever pregnancy is suspected.