It is important to make a diagnosis of HIV infection early so that appropriate treatment and infection control measures can be undertaken. Three different types of tests are available:
A.
Diagnostic Tests - these tests are used to make a diagnosis of HIV
infection
B. Prognostic Tests
- these tests are used to monitor the patients' condition and for
prognosis
C. Antiviral
Susceptibility Tests - these tests are increasingly used for
selection of appropriate antiviral drugs for the patient.
D. Treatment
E. Types of Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
F. Prevention
Reproduced with permission from Wong's Virology