What is the best method to diagnose HIV in an infants?
Correct Answer: PCR
Description: In children younger then 18 months of age, WHO recommended HIV DNA or RNA PCR to diagnose HIV infection, as maternal antibodies may interface with antibody detetion.
In children > 18 months of age, demonstration of IgG antibody of HIV by ELISA and western blot establishes HIV infection.
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