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How soon after exposure to hiv does it take for antibodies to show up in blood? is 4 months conclusive?
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HIV: Generally two weeks is the time for antibody development, but measurable antibodies against HIV may, in rare cases, take as long as 6 months to develop. If one wishes to exclude those rare instances and not wait, then a pcr for viral RNA is available (but expensive) and if negative means that you do not have HIV infection.
Answered 11/7/2020
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Should be..: Most people seroconvert in 2-3 weeks but there are some later outliers.
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