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HIV Testing Questions - Urgently Need Experts help
HIV Experts/Doctors, Please help to answer:
1) Can latest NAT HIV testing detects both HIV-1 and HIV-2? OR HIV-1 only? what is the HIV window period for NAT testing method?
2) How reliable if the NAT HIV testing result is negative at 30 days? Can we draw conclusions from that I am not affected by both HIV-1 and HIV-2?
2) Can P24 Antigen testing detects both HIV-1 and HIV-2 together? or Hiv-1 only? What is the window period for HIV Antigen testing method? how reliable if the P24 antigen testing is negative at 30 days?
Need HIV experts to help to answer the above questions. Thanks!
1) Can latest NAT HIV testing detects both HIV-1 and HIV-2? OR HIV-1 only? what is the HIV window period for NAT testing method?
2) How reliable if the NAT HIV testing result is negative at 30 days? Can we draw conclusions from that I am not affected by both HIV-1 and HIV-2?
2) Can P24 Antigen testing detects both HIV-1 and HIV-2 together? or Hiv-1 only? What is the window period for HIV Antigen testing method? how reliable if the P24 antigen testing is negative at 30 days?
Need HIV experts to help to answer the above questions. Thanks!
had a unprotect sex with a sexual worker. So worry about getting HIV. Plan to do NAT testing and Antigen, antibody testing
1. Both, 3 months
2. Any negative test is a good test, but 3 months is conclusive
3. Both, once again good but 3 month antibody is concluisve
2. Any negative test is a good test, but 3 months is conclusive
3. Both, once again good but 3 month antibody is concluisve
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