[F1 ANNEX U.K. EXPLANATION OF THE SECTIONS USED FOR THE DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF CASES

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by 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).

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) INFECTION U.K.

Clinical criteria (AIDS) U.K.

Any person who has any of the clinical conditions as defined in the European AIDS case definition for:

• Adults and adolescents = 13 years (1)

• Children < 13 years of age (2)

Laboratory criteria (HIV) U.K.

• 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

Epidemiological criteria U.K.

NA

Case classification U.K.

A. Possible case U.K.

NA

B. Probable case U.K.

NA

C. Confirmed case U.K.

• HIV infection

  Any person meeting the laboratory criteria for HIV infection

• AIDS

  Any person meeting the clinical criteria for AIDS and the laboratory criteria for HIV infection]

(1)

[F1 European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS. 1993 revision of the European AIDS surveillance case definition. AIDS Surveillance in Europe, Quarterly Report 1993; No 37: 23-28

(2)

European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS. European case definition for AIDS surveillance in children — revision 1995. HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe, Quarterly Report 1995; No 48: 46-53]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by 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).