Revised Surveillance Case Definition for HIV Infection — United States, 2014

MMWR Recommendations and Reports Vol. 63, No. RR-3 April 11, 2014

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Revised Surveillance Case Definition for HIV Infection — United States, 2014 Richard M. Selik, MD, Eve D. Mokotoff, MPH, Bernard Branson, MD, et al. MMWR 2014;63(No. RR-3) Since the first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were  reported in the United States in 1981, surveillance case definitions for human  immunodeficiency virus infection, the cause of AIDS, and AIDS have  undergone several revisions to respond to diagnostic advances.  This document updates the surveillance case definitions published in 2008 and addresses multiple issues, the most important  of which was the need to adapt to recent changes in diagnostic criteria.

Revised Surveillance Case Definition for HIV Infection — United States, 2014