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Are hiv antibody tests accurate? are hepatitis c antibody tests accurate?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Testing for Viruses: Yes. Of course. But, it does matter the timing of the tests and the length of time since the possible infectious exposure.

Answered 5/29/2013

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