# 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), Division: Laboratory criteria (HIV)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Adults, adolescents and children aged ≥ 18 months
At least one of the following three:
Positive 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)
Positive result of 2 EIA antibody test confirmed by a positive result of a further EIA test
Positive results on two separate specimens from at least one of the following three:
Detection of HIV nucleic acid (HIV-RNA, HIV-DNA)
Demonstration of HIV by HIV p24 antigen test, including neutralisation assay
Isolation of HIV
Children aged < 18 months
Positive results on two separate specimens (excluding cord blood) from at least one of the following three:
Isolation of HIV
Detection of HIV nucleic acid (HIV-RNA, HIV-DNA)
Demonstration of HIV by HIV p24 antigen test, including neutralisation assay in a child ≥1 month of age

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/426/annex/division/11/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-426/annex/division-11/division-2
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