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Can there be different main type of hiv such as for instance hiv3 and overlooked by standart tests? or p24 antigen will still be present no matter the type?
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See below: The standard tests do pick up HIV 1 and 2, I am not sure of HIV3, if there is such a virus. One way around that would be get a nucleic acid test for HIV. Visit this site for more info on this topic: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/testing.html
Answered 1/12/2020
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