• Clin. Infect. Dis. · Aug 2001

    Investigation of primary human immunodeficiency virus infection in patients who test positive for heterophile antibody.

    • R P Walensky, E S Rosenberg, M J Ferraro, E Losina, B D Walker, and K A Freedberg.
    • Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. rwalensky@partners.org
    • Clin. Infect. Dis. 2001 Aug 15; 33 (4): 570-2.

    AbstractIn light of a recent report of 3 false-positive results of Epstein-Barr virus heterophile tests caused by HIV infection, we sought to assess the frequency of this occurrence. One hundred thirty-two positive heterophile antibody-tested serum samples were obtained from 2 tertiary care facilities in Boston to assess for HIV, and all tested negative for HIV plasma RNA. This study shows that false-positive results of heterophile tests are not frequently associated with primary HIV infection.

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