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Does taking catafast a day before (due to tooth pain) hiv/hep test affect the results of the test? thanks in advance.
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No: The medication will not affect the results of tests for hepatitis and HIV.
Answered 9/14/2016
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No: Catafast should have no effect on the test results
Answered 10/6/2015
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