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ELISA IV testing at 16 days
Hello,
I had potential exposure with someone who had exposure with someone who is positive.
Wonder if someone can give me an idea if it is worth getting an ELISA IV test at 16 days post exposure. What would be the reliability of the result? I am of course very anxious hence would like to test as early as possible and of course then again at 6/12 weeks.
I had potential exposure with someone who had exposure with someone who is positive.
Wonder if someone can give me an idea if it is worth getting an ELISA IV test at 16 days post exposure. What would be the reliability of the result? I am of course very anxious hence would like to test as early as possible and of course then again at 6/12 weeks.
My question is, I know I can't get conclusive yes/no till 12weeks but at 16-20 days would enough cases show up from a duo test that a negative could give me some comfort (albeit not conclusive), if only 1% would show, then it isnt worth it but if 50% would show at that stage, then that might reduce my stress and anxiety by about 50% :) I guess I'm wondering what the correct positive curve looks like over time till the 12 weeks.
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