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Is it possible for healthy people to get false positive elisa hiv tests? if so why?
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Yes: A positive elisa test must always be confirmed by a more specific test like western blot. Possible causes for a false positive elisa: lupus, syphilis, lyme disease.
Answered 2/1/2015
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