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Started Working at a local STD/HIV Testing site recently. Been doing lots of reading on research on HIV and transmission.. im sort of stumped as to What I have read before, and What this Forum promotes as the window period. Wherein the CDC literature do the moderators in this forum get this info about 3 months being conclussive? Where I will be working get their info directly from CDC. And We tell clients to follow up 3 month test with a 6 month test. But no way We say conclusive at 3... Unless u all have recent literature. Please share and post if u do...
http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/Resources/pmtct-care/docs/TM/Module_6TM.pdf
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In an adult, a positive HIV antibody test result means that the person is infected, a person with a negative or inconclusive result may be in the “window for 4 to 6 weeks but occasionally up to 3 months after HIV exposure. Persons at high risk who initially test negative should be retested 3 months after exposure to confirm results.
Note the URL: www.cdc.gov
Page 11
#4
In an adult, a positive HIV antibody test result means that the person is infected, a person with a negative or inconclusive result may be in the “window for 4 to 6 weeks but occasionally up to 3 months after HIV exposure. Persons at high risk who initially test negative should be retested 3 months after exposure to confirm results.
Note the URL: www.cdc.gov
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