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Q: Hiv DNA PCR test
asked by: rock25208 on June 15th, 2009
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i have been tested at 30 days with the dna pcr hiv test and it came back negative. Is this test accurate at 30 days? and are the hiv dna pcr test accurate themselves?
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MandMs
replied on June 16th, 2009
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DNA PCR testing for HIV, is a sensitive one, that may detect the virus presence in blood, very early after exposure, before any symptoms are manifested (within 2-3 weeks of possible exposure).
This test, is usually defined as one done after 28 days of exposure, for an early detection.
Although, it is very accurate, still some clinicians prefer this result to be confirmed with classic HIV antibody test.

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