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A 20-year-old male asked:
1.how reliable, accurate second generation antibodytest at 6 week post exposure? 2.how reliable, accurate pcr plasma test at 8 weeks even if viral low
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Dr. Laura Anissian answered
Internal Medicine 21 years experience
For what?: For what virus?
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A 20-year-old male asked:
1.How reliable, accurate antibodytest at 6 week post possible exposure? 2.How reliable, accurate pcr plasma test at 8 weeks even if viral load low?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Natalie Sieb answered
Family Medicine 14 years experience
HIV: The antibody test is pretty reliable, and would be reliable 6 weeks post exposure. It would theoretically be able to test positive after 5-10 days post exposure. The RT-PCR test is highly sensitive and specific but a second test should be done if the viral load was low to rule out a false positive test. A repeat RT-PCR and viral load should be redrawn and this would be a true positive if higher.
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