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Is hiv-1-pcr quantitative and hiv rna pcr quantitative same tests?can dna pcr test be quantitative?
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HIV testing: Yes. Viral testing can be qualitative or quantitative. Most HIV RNA testing is quantitative.
Answered 1/4/2018
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