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How blood donations are screened against hiv-2? can modern screening methods catch hiv-2 if donor is in his acute period (i.e 14 days after exposure)
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Hiv screen in blood: Blood donations are screened for HIV 1 and HIV 2 by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) followed by one or more confirmation tests. The windowperiod between infection and the detection of antibody by about 4-7 days.
Answered 8/19/2014
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