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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-426/annex/division-11/division-2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/426",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 28 April 2008 amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 1589) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/426/EC)",
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  "path": "annex/division/11/division/2",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Laboratory criteria (HIV)",
  "text": "Adults, adolescents and children aged ≥ 18 months\nAt least one of the following three:\nPositive result of a HIV screening antibody test or a combined screening test (HIV antibody and HIV p24 antigen) confirmed by a more specific antibody test (e.g. Western blot)\nPositive result of 2 EIA antibody test confirmed by a positive result of a further EIA test\nPositive results on two separate specimens from at least one of the following three:\nDetection of HIV nucleic acid (HIV-RNA, HIV-DNA)\nDemonstration of HIV by HIV p24 antigen test, including neutralisation assay\nIsolation of HIV\nChildren aged < 18 months\nPositive results on two separate specimens (excluding cord blood) from at least one of the following three:\nIsolation of HIV\nDetection of HIV nucleic acid (HIV-RNA, HIV-DNA)\nDemonstration of HIV by HIV p24 antigen test, including neutralisation assay in a child ≥1 month of age",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/426/annex/division/11/division/2",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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