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Fairly accurate, but not conclusive. HIV testing looks for antibodies that occur after a person is infected with HIV. These antibodies can take up to 90 days to develop, but can be found in as little as a few weeks. It would be suggested a person come back in a few weeks just to be certain.
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I had a rapid HIV test about 2 months after a possible encounter with the virus the test was a rapid blood test and the result was negative how accurate is that?
It can take 3-6 months after exposure for the virus to show up in a blood test.
How many months to take it to hiv blood test?
Wait 3 months after exposure to test for the virus.
When testing for HIV what tests produce more accurate results than the ELISA test?
Western Blot Test: is a blood test that produces more accurate results than the ELISA test.
What happens if you come back neg 3 times in a blood test for hiv?
Assuming you have not had sex during course of the 3 tests, and the last test was at least 6 months after you last potential exposure, if you come back negative 3 times in a blood test for HIV, it means that you are not infected with the Virus HIV or you do not have the HIV.
Is a HIV test a medical examination?
No the HIV test is not a medical examination. It is a blood test.
What is involved with an HIV test?
With a HIV test you are first required to make an appointment for the test to be carried out. A small amount of blood is taken and then sent away to a laboratory to be tested for the HIV antibodies. Two tests are normally carried out. If the first test is positive then a second test is carried out to confirm the original test. The two test are in fact different types of tests on the blood and therefore an accurate result is obtained.
Can they tell if you have HIV from a routine blood test?
No, HIV is not checked in routine blood tests. The test must be specifically ordered.
If there is no sign of HIV in 3 months does that mean you dont have it?
no you can still have it and show now signs you should get a blood test to find out if you have hiv A negative test at three months will almost always mean a person is not infected with HIV.Signs can show up even after 10 years. So get yourself tested if it has been at least three months after a contact with a potentially HIV-infected partnerYou have to do the Western Blot test and the RNA test
When will you find out if you have HIV after taking a blood test?
You can not conform the presence of HIv with the blood test, you need to go with ELISA, tridot and also western blotting.
What is the first test used for detecting HIV what happens if the results of this test are reactive?
The first test performed is ELISA (or EIA) is a test that screens for the presence of HIV antibodies in the blood. This test is not a test for HIV/AIDS its a very sensitive and will be reactive even if there are only 1 or 2 antibodies in that person blood sample. If the results are reactive that test will be followed by a second test called confirmatory test which is highly accurate test in which it's is used to confirm the results of the ELISA.
Does an HIV blood test detect pregnancy?
An HIV blood test can tell if you are pregnant. When doctors get results back from a blood test, though they may be testing for a specific thing other things will get flagged as well. For example, when you take a home-pregnancy test and then go to the doctor's to confirm you are pregnant, often they will run blood tests to determine pregnancy. An HIV blood test will show whether or not you have HIV, but will also show whether or not you are pregnant.No; a HIV blood test won't tell if you are pregnant.
How is HIV diagosed?
There is a specific blood test for HIV which is used for diagnosis.
