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Will the recent hiv exposure window period make the antibodies or antigen from a previous infection undetectable?

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Answered 7/31/2022

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Hello Sir I want to know about the window period of HIV antibody tests. I tested negative after 6 months of the exposure and 1.8 yr of the previous .

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