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Is it possible to have a positive antibody test after exposure to covid but receiving a negative covid-19 test?
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Simple answer...yes: Yes. That is exactly what you should expect with these tests. Once you are no longer symptomatic and have developed antibodies to the virus infection you should show negative to the COVID-19 tests Now having said that they are still learning new things about this virus.
Answered 1/15/2021
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Depends on timing: The PCR picks up on active infection & the antibody serology test picks up on past infections. So the answer is that this can happen depending on timing.
Answered 1/20/2021
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My finance was diagnose with covid. I took COVID-19 Antibody Interp. It came back detected with 50.7 au. But my covid test came back negative . Im trying to understand what that means?
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My Dr. did 2 covid test 1- COVID19 SPIKE DOMAIN RESULTS WERE POS. 13.2 2- COVID 19 NUCLEOCAPSID ANTIBODY RESULT WERE NEG. 0.10 CA YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT THIS MEANS?
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