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What preparations are needed to get an hiv test? like no food intake before a certain time span or something like that

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None: You can get the blood test at any time, the sooner the better. Neither drug (other than anti-HIV drugs) or food would affect the test results.

Answered 7/17/2014

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A member asked:

What preparations are needed to get an hiv test? like no food intake before a certain time span or something like that

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Dr. John Chiu answered

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