A 45-year-old male presents to your clinic with complaints of severe sore throat, cervical lymphadenopathy, body rash, and subjective fever for 3 days. He reports sex with men, and his last unprotected anal sex encounter was 2 weeks ago with a man of unknown HIV status. His last HIV-negative screening was 6 months ago. Which HIV laboratory diagnostics should be ordered for this patient?

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The patient presents with symptoms suggestive of acute HIV infection, and given the recent high-risk exposure, both an HIV RNA viral load PCR and an HIV antibody/antigen test should be ordered. The RNA test can detect the virus early, while the antibody/antigen test can confirm the diagnosis.

A 45-Year-Old Male Presents to Your Clinic with Complaints of Severe