Two Additional Implications of an HIV Nucleic Acid Testing Program With Automated Internet and Voicemail Systems to Deliver Results

摘要

TO THE EDITOR: Morris and colleagues’ study (1) finds that nucleicnacid testing (NAT) will identify many HIV infections that are notndetected with HIV antibody tests. Two additional implications ofnthe study were not discussed: a remarkably high incidence rate and ansignificant tendency for patients to seek testing shortly after a sus-npected infection.