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Does hiv dna pcr have different assays for the strains of hiv1 and hiv2?

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Dr. Robert Kwok answered

Yes, but complicated: Trying to tell whether a person has HIV-1, HIV-2, or both, can get complicated. If a person has high risk exposures or has symptoms, he can see an HIV Infectious Disease doctor and trust the advice, but follow-up as instructed. There are many different tests (usually by various manufacturers) in different parts of the world, which happen to have different prevalences for various HIV strains.

Answered 6/11/2014

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A member asked:

Does hiv dna pcr have different assays for the strains of hiv1 and hiv2?

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Dr. Robert Kwok answered

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