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After windows period of 6 month which test is better to definitely rule out hiv? hiv 4th gen test or hiv rna pcr?

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Dr. Patrick Connerly answered

4th gen: The RNA test is only for HIV circulating in your blood at the time of the test

Answered 1/9/2017

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Dear sir after the window period when we do HIV RNA PCR what the difference between result viral load less than LDL and not detectable both are neg-?

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Does hiv window period depend upon the number of virus entered in body? More virus=early hiv detection by pcr or 4th & less virus=late hiv detection?

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