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Does a false positive elisa hiv test mean someone has a autoimmune disease or does it mean it could be anything and the person never finds out why.
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Means nothing: A false positive test for HIV does not indicate another specific disease. There may be a specific cause or no reason.
Answered 2/1/2015
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Could be: Any umber of causes and up to 12% can have a false positive that is why a second more specific test is done to confirm any initial +tests.
Answered 8/9/2017
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