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Just confirming, that 5000mcg of biotin would not require a washout period for hiv tests? which i did for 65 hours. does this apply to all assays doing the 4th gen lab tests, or are some assays more vulnerable to interference than others? thx again.?
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Half life of biotin is only 2 hours so if you abstain biotin for almost 3 days then you should not worry about any interaction with the results of 4th generation HIV test. Take care.
Answered 6/24/2023
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