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I have pos. i have had one child, now 3 years old. could a home test give a false negative? i had a blood test done with him.

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Dr. Jalal Zuberi answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Need clarification: What do you mean by POS? Are you referring to a positive test? If you mean HIV, for which reliability of home tests is quite variable, you should consider getting a repeat blood test for a more reliable assessment of the situation.

Dr Cress agreed

Answered 11/26/2016

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