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ANEMIA CAUSE HIV TEST TO BE POSITIVE Apr 3, 2011 A PERSON WHO IS ANEMIA CAN THEY BE TESTED HIV +? |
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Response from Dr. Frascino
 Hello, You have actually asked two different questions, which have two different answers: 1. Can anemia cause a false-positive HIV-antibody test! No, absolutely not. Being anemic has nothing to do with HIV-antibody testing. 2. Can a person who is anemic test HIV positive? Yes. Certainly someone who is anemic could have unsafe sex or share intravenous drug paraphernalia with an HIV-infected person and contract the virus. Being anemic has no effect on whether a person contracts HIV after an exposure, just as it has no effect on the validity or accuracy of HIV-antibody testing. Dr. Bob |
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