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Hiv Detection status Oct 9, 2008 Hello, I read in one of your replies that an individual can sometime not develop hiv antibodies for a very long period than the six months and you recommended to test every six months for ten years. My questions are,10 if a person does not develop antibodies then his antigen test can be a solution to identify the Virus. As i recently had a Bioelisa Hiv Ag/Ab Combo test at 5 months and 2 weeks after exposure and the result was negative, 2) can this be satisfactory for me? Thank you |
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 I believe you misinterpreted my reply. Current HIV antibody tests are very sensitive and a test done 12 weeks after exposure will detect virtually every positive case. You can be very confident that your negative test after 5 months is reliable. However, the important message is to ALWAYS use condoms when having sex. This will protect you. Testing after exposure will not protect you; it can only inform you of your status. | |||||||||
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