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Can doctor say that you have hiv from simple blood test at doc office?i heard that the white blood cell is reduced is it true?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

HIV Testing: Yes. Of course. A simple blood test is how HIV infection is diagnosed. Hiv does not cause a change in the white blood cell count early on in infection. It may take years of infection to show this late stage symptom.

Answered 6/10/2014

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