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Describe the relationship between the hiv-antibody test and being hiv positive?
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Positive test means: That the person is infected with hiv. Negative antibody test does not rule out infection during the window period. Antibodies may take more than three months to develop after infection. See this site for more info. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/guidelines/.
Answered 3/2/2016
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