TY - DATA T1 - Undiagnosed acute HIV infection identified through RNA testing of pooled serum samples obtained during a dengue outbreak in São Paulo, Brazil PY - 2017/12/13 AU - Elaine Monteiro Matsuda AU - Daniela Rodrigues Colpas AU - Norberto Camilo Campos AU - Luana Portes Ozorio Coelho AU - Andreia Moreira dos Santos Carmo AU - Luís Fernando de Macedo Brígido UR - https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Undiagnosed_acute_HIV_infection_identified_through_RNA_testing_of_pooled_serum_samples_obtained_during_a_dengue_outbreak_in_S_o_Paulo_Brazil/5696230 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.5696230.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/9977368 KW - HIV KW - Acute disease KW - Dengue N2 - Abstract INTRODUCTION: Improving HIV diagnostics and treatment is necessary to end the AIDS epidemic. Pooled plasma can be used to identify patients with acute HIV disease, even before serological tests. During dengue outbreaks, patients having symptoms common to other acute viral diseases might seek medical care. METHODS: We evaluated HIV RNA in pooled seronegative dengue samples. RESULTS: After excluding individuals with a known HIV diagnosis, an HIV-1 prevalence of 0.73% [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.23-1.76; 4/546 samples] was found. CONCLUSIONS: Promoting strategies to diagnose these individuals and provide them with medical treatment might be instrumental for controlling the HIV epidemic. ER -