| Hypericin may give promise to patients with AIDS because it has inhibited retroviral infections in animal and laboratory tests. |
| Acute retroviral syndrome developed in an inmate in a detention center after he had intercourse with 2 HIV-infected inmates. |
| Cross reactions occur between retroviral glycoproteins and lymphocyte surface receptors. |
| Subsequent laboratory testing will confirm that David has acute retroviral syndrome, which accompanies primary HIV infection, also known as acute HIV infection. |
| The majority of chemotherapeutic strategies have, therefore, focused on the development of retroviral enzyme inhibitors. |
| Patients should be informed about the signs and symptoms of acute retroviral infection and should be asked to return for evaluation if these occur. |
