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Going to get hiv test. i hear hep b vaccine can cause false positive.got 3rd shot last week.any advice. i dont need stress of false positive. ty ?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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You heard wrong: There are no medical treatments, vaccines, or illnesses that have any proved effect on HIV test reliability, and the hepatitis B vaccine certainly cannot do it. Your HIV test will be reliable, as long as it is done sufficiently long after the last possible exposure.

Answered 10/8/2015

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A member asked:

Going to get hiv test. i hear hep b vaccine can cause false positive.got 3rd shot last week.any advice. i dont need stress of false positive. ty ?

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