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HIV/AIDS Variability of the Virus and False Negative Result? Posted: 09-10-07 12:13pm


I came to know about one of the limitations of elisa essays which is that the variability of the virus may give a false negative result. If we assume that someone is infected and due to the said limitation, someone has a false negative result for the test 3 months after exposure. Will the result be again a false negative one after six months?

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Bof. Posted: 05-31-08 12:59pm


When the doctor does testing, he catches 98% of the people who would be infected in the first test. There is a 2% of people who take longer than three months to show HIV. They take six months. They are called slow progressors. Mbae six months, the test should be accurate enough. That is why I recommend two test results taken three month apart for a really concrete result. During the waiting time, one should not put themselves in risky behaviour. All the best Muthoni (Mson)

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