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Experts like teak , lizzie and others pls advise

i am supposed to go for my 13.5 weeks HIV test next week ... however just now something happened ,
a cat scratched me and im afraid that i might get the cat scratch diesease . please advise me if this will delay my
test results in sero conversion ? ?? im really afriad now again that i have to wait alonger time to test .... this has been always on my mind ....

heres the link
http://www.general-pet.com/cat-scratch-diesease-a619.html

pls advise me if this C.S.D can actually compromise my immune system and thus delay my accuracy of test results ?? thanks again everyone .
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i think u so much ... i know im being paranoid , God bless u Teak . have a good weekend ,i will come and post my conclusive test results here next week . Im praying for the best .
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Cat scratch fever is not rare at all. It's happens to be very common with people that have outside cats. The antibodies for HIV are not even close to antibodies for cat scratch fever and antibodies is what the tests look for.
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are u 100% sure   ?? i dont mean to doubt u sorry if i sound offensive but this is a rare case right ?? i maybe being alittle paranoid but have u ever seen or heard people getting delay results or false results after getting C.S.D ?
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It would not interfere with your test result.
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no no teak u dont understand , i have not gone for the test yet .... but i just got scratched by a cat just now ... so im asking now is if i caught the C.S.D , and when i go for my 13.5 weeks test next week , will it be accurate ?? or will i need wait another 12 weeks oh no !
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You have a conclusive test result and cat scratch fever would not interfere with your test result.
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