Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Presumptive diagnosis of severe HIV infection to determine the need for antiretroviral therapy in children less than 18 months of age

Nicolas Grundmann, Peter Iliff, Jeff Stringer & Catherine Wilfert

Volume 89, Number 7, July 2011, 513-520

Table 2. Seroversion rates in children without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who initially tested positive on rapid HIV antibody testing, by age group

Age (months) Seroreverted (%)
< 3 06.7
3–6 34.7
6–9 79.5
9–12 94.1
12–18 95.0