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Hiv 1&2 ab/ag p24 test negative at 13 weeks,conclusive result or i need to retest at 6 months mark?

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HIV: Testing at 3 mos and negative makes it virtually certain that you are negative, unless you are in that very rare category of persons who forms antibodies very late (less than 0.01%. Stay safe, make sure you were tested for other STDs.

Answered 3/7/2015

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Yes ideally 6 months: due to varying individual delay before antibody biomarkers (on which the test rely) become reliable diagnostic indicators. (The image is a diagram of an IgG antibody; major subtypes: IgM, IgG, igA, IgD & IgE.)

Answered 12/15/2017

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I get HIV test result negative after 13 weeks of sex.Do i need to retest.

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