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Table 1 Symptoms associated with AHI and questions in ACS and MACS

From: Development and validation of a risk score to assist screening for acute HIV-1 infection among men who have sex with men

Symptoma

ACS questionnaire

MACS questionnaire

Arthralgia

 

x

Diarrhea

x

x

Fatigue

x

x

Fever

x

x

Genital ulcers

x

x

Genital warts

xb

x

Headache

x

x

Lymphadenopathy

x

x

Myalgia/arthralgia

xc

xd

Nausea

x

xe

Night sweats

x

x

Oral thrush

x

x

Oral ulcers

xb,f

xf

Pharyngitis

xg

xh

Rash

x

x

Vomiting

x

xe

Weight loss

x

x

  1. ACS Amsterdam Cohort Studies, AHI acute HIV-1 infection, MACS Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
  2. aResulting from a meta-analysis based on 21 studies on acute and early HIV infection [18]
  3. bAsked from 2006 onwards
  4. cData on myalgia only
  5. dAsked through 1989 (muscle/joint pain), and from 2001 onwards question changed to muscle pain/weakness
  6. eData on nausea/vomiting combined, asked from 2001 onwards
  7. fData on labial (ACS) or facial (MACS) herpes
  8. gData on sore throat
  9. hData on sore throat/sore mouth combined, asked through 1989