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A member asked:
Is quest diagnostics a reputable lab for hiv/std testing ? are mishaps common with labs in general or rare ?
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Quest Lab's quality is overall excellent and I have used Quest in my practice and for my family for years.
Answered 10/1/2022
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Mishaps in testing are rare. Quest has good quality management practices. If your test was done more than 6 weeks after a potential exposure, a negative results would rule out HIV. Visit this site for information: https://www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm Wish you good health!
Answered 10/1/2022
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The lab is reputable. Mishaps are not common. Mishaps do occur in anything involving humans as we are not perfect
Answered 10/1/2022
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