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Window period and subtypes
Mar 17, 2002

Dear Dr, I have read that current Elisas have trouble identifying window period infections for non-b subtypes. In addition i have read that the current antibody tests are configured to be more sensitive to the HIV-1 B clade. Now my question is, would the window period be any different(longer) for the non-b HIV-1 subtypes? Thanks.

Response from Dr. Holodniy

Not as far as we know.



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