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Can hospital make a mistake wit a hiv test?

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Dr. Phillip Goebel answered

Possible: Mistakes can happen but hospitals and the people who work in them generally try very hard to minimize those errors. If you are in doubt have the test run a second time.

Dr Bansal and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 5/22/2016

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