Commission Implementing Decision of 8 August 2012 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 C(2012) 5538) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/506/EU)

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

Clinical Criteria (AIDS)

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

• Adults and adolescents ≥ 15 years

• Children < 15 years of age

Laboratory Criteria (HIV)

• 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 NA

Case Classification

A. Possible case NA

B. Probable case NA

C. Confirmed case

• 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