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2014, Infectious Disease Clinics of North AmericaCitation Excerpt :The 2013 CDC guidelines indicate that, if fourth-generation HIV tests are used, HIV follow-up testing could be concluded at 4 months after the exposure.27 Symptoms of acute retroviral infection (eg, fever, lymphadenopathy, pharyngitis, rash, headache, profound fatigue) have been associated with approximately 80% of reported occupational infections, even when PEP was administered.54 For this reason, all HIV-exposed persons should be advised to return for evaluation and HIV testing if an illness suggestive of the acute retroviral syndrome occurs.
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2008, American Journal of Infection ControlCitation Excerpt :This is difficult to explain, but the previous considerations could play a role. The control at the 6 months after the exposure is decisive because 95% of individuals develop HIV (the incubation time is longer than HBV and HCV) antibodies within this period of infection,12 even though 6 months could be not enough; among health care workers with a documented seroconversion to HIV, 5% testing negative at 6 months after their occupational exposure was seropositive within 12 months.13 This is relevant because a longer period of follow-up (1 year) could be necessary, but it could increase the reluctance.
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