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Do hiv antibodies disappear or vanish once stored in bottle at room temperature for 5 days? does it require any specific temperature storage parameter

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Pathology: HIV antibodies do not disappear. They are proteins. HIV viruses, however, do not survive in the conditions you describe.

Answered 6/11/2014

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A member asked:

Do hiv antibodies disappear or vanish once stored in bottle at room temperature for 5 days? does it require any specific temperature storage parameter

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Killian answered

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