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Hi dr. is it possible to have a false negative result from an hiv 4th gen test done at 46 days and 56 because of an covid-19 outbreak ? or asking different, could an covid and post covid outbreak mess with an 4th gen hiv test ? thank you .?

Q: hi dr. is it possible to have a false negative result from an hiv 4th gen test done at 46 days and 56 because of an covid-19 outbreak ? or asking different, could an covid and post covid outbreak mess with an 4th gen hiv test ? thank you .?

: I think I answered your question previously. Because Covid-19 pandemic is new so we could not have a definite answer for your question. However, if by 46th and 56th day post exposure but the 4th generation HIV tests were still (-) you are likely not contracting the disease.

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I think I answered your question previously. Because Covid-19 pandemic is new so we could not have a definite answer for your question. However, if by 46th and 56th day post exposure but the 4th generation HIV tests were still (-) you are likely not contracting the disease.

Answered 6/19/2021

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A member asked:

Hi dr. is it possible to have a false negative result from an hiv 4th gen test done at 46 days and 56 because of an covid-19 outbreak ? or asking different, could an covid and post covid outbreak mess with an 4th gen hiv test ? thank you .?

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