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Why some experts and websites suggest retest for hiv 6 months after exposure, and some people say they turn positive 8 months or years later after the first negative result ? please explain me doctors?
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Some sites do not understand the reliability and timing of tests in use today, or they haven't updated their information for several years, since better tests became available. There has never been a proved case of a currently standard AgAb (4th generation) test to take more than 45 days to become positive. Pay attention only to scientific/professional sources like public health agencies.
Answered 1/22/2022
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