In a message dated 12/28/2005 12:05:46 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
[log in to unmask] writes:

that a baby  infected  with an African sub-type of the HIV virus showed 
false-positive  on a US DNA PCR HIV test


Dear Friends:
    I am confused here. How could a baby infected with  HIV have a 
false-positive HIV test? 
    Unless the tests are so specific that they identify  different types of 
HIV?
    warmly,
    
 
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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