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A member asked:
How accurate/sensitive is the hiv pcr, rna test after 11days post exposure? most clinics are saying over 99% accurate after 10 days but i have also read other percentages elsewhere.
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VERY accurate: The HIV PCR RNA tests are more expensive but are accurate within a shorter time frame than antibody based tests. They are certainly very accurate ..I'm sure you could get different experts to argue that they are 95% accurate vs 99% accurate. If you have a negative HIV PCR RNA test you should be reassured and not allow yourself to continue to feel anxious about it. Focus on not repeating situation
Answered 6/16/2021
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I read on a website that scientists discovered that hiv can be dormant in body so much that it cannot be detected by standard hiv test until after 3 1/2 years after exposure, & only be detected by pcr rna. I did a pcr rna 1wk ago after 9mths exposure?
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I had only one exposure(handjob from massage parlor). Done elisa antibody at 1 month, 3 month, 16th month and 4th gen combo at 17th and 18th month. HIV1 &2 pcr rna at 18th month. All are negative. Are my hiv test results are 100 percentage conclusive?
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