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Is it true that most newly infected hiv people will have enough antibodies test positive by day 25?
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HIV testing: Nope. That is not true. Hiv antibody production takes weeks. Now, HIV viral testing (which does not test antibodies) can be accurate by day 21 after exposure if not sooner.
Answered 6/10/2014
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