This site is intended for healthcare professionals

Go to /sign-in page

You can view 5 more pages before signing in

HIV antibody testing in the neonate

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

Authoring team

Uninfected neonates of HIV positive mothers will be HIV positive on testing due to maternally acquired antibody. After 12-18 months however this antibody will be lost and further testing will prove seronegativity.


Related pages

Create an account to add page annotations

Annotations allow you to add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation. E.g. a website or number. This information will always show when you visit this page.