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Doctor, i tested negative on 5 week elisa blood test (hiv), enough to prove me hiv free? seriously until this moments i'm very worries and sacre

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Is PCR an option?: You have my sympathy -- any thoughtful person would be anxious. Simply because of your level of concern, see whether you can get assayed using the polymerase chain reaction, which is our gold standard.

Answered 3/10/2013

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