When is the best time to take the test??
How many days after exposure???
Please help me
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cd998776
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Posted: 11-08-05 23:45pm
If you mean, how long should you wait
until taking the hiv test, then the answer
is after 3 months. Getting tested
earlier than 3 months may result in
unclear or inaccurate results.
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kiklis2k
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Pcr Dna Test And Standard Hiv Test Posted: 11-09-05 01:53am
A standard hiv test, which is the least
expensive, could be taken at the end of
the 3 month period, because hiv antibodies
are present in the blood which may show a
hiv+ blood from 4 to 12 weeks. A standard
hiv test looks for hiv+antibodies.
A pcr dna test also expanded as the
polymerise chain reaction dna test, is
more expensive test, which looks for the
presence of the actual virus dna strains
in the blood. This can be done even
immediate to a infection, for the hiv
virus multiplies extremely fast.
