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Cdc site says that any generation of hiv test will be accurate in 12 weeks or 3 months in very rare cases it will take up to 6 month is this right?
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Yes: This is assuming that we are referring to tests measuring an antibody response to HIV infection. If there is any real question about whether a patient has been infected one can measure for the presence and number of RNA molecules of HIV present in the serum. If that remains negative there is little if any chance of the presence of infection.
Answered 6/10/2014
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