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I had a blood exposure in april 2021. i took a 4th gen hiv test in july, august, september and october. i also took a hiv rna by pcr test in october. all were negative. are these considered conclusive or should i retest? i tested neg for hcv too?

Q: i had a blood exposure in april 2021. i took a 4th gen hiv test in july, august, september and october. i also took a hiv rna by pcr test in october. all were negative. are these considered conclusive or should i retest? i tested neg for hcv too?

: What you described is conclusive for ruling out HIV from the potential exposure in April 2021. Visit this site for information : HIV test window periods https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/hiv-testing/test-types.html

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What you described is conclusive for ruling out HIV from the potential exposure in April 2021. Visit this site for information : HIV test window periods https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/hiv-testing/test-types.html

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Answered 11/4/2021

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A member asked:

I had a blood exposure in april 2021. i took a 4th gen hiv test in july, august, september and october. i also took a hiv rna by pcr test in october. all were negative. are these considered conclusive or should i retest? i tested neg for hcv too?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Dr Handsfield agreed

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