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Originally Posted by Big Sexy
14 days is the earliest the 4th gen HIV test kit can detect the HIV antibodies and the antigens.... so if you take it at 15 days, it wont be conclusive... even at 28 days ..it is about 95-99.X% accurate.. there are cases where people are tested positive after 28 days.. this is why there is a recommendation to do a test again in 3-6 months time.
1. false positive is possible esp when the patient has other virus infections....4th gen test kit reduce the risk of false positive result though but it can still happen..
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Wow that is incredible info. Thanks much. Any positives (true or false) will be hell if that happens at the Day 15 test.
What DSC told me , if I rem correctly is
- day 28 test for HIV and STDs
- test again at Month 3 for full HIV clearance