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How soon should you be informed of your hiv results if positive?

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

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Fast and conclusive: In office rapid test 30 minutes (not always conclusive). Laboratory, western blot to be sure that HIV antibody is present, takes 1-3 days.

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Answered 1/11/2015

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