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An HIV antibody test is a test that looks for the antibodies that are created when a person is exposed to the HIV virus. The ELISA test (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) is the first test to be done; a negative ELISA is reliable, but a positive ELISA is not, and so is followed with the Western Blot.

The Western Blot. Western Blot tests detect antibodies to HIV-1 proteins, including core proteins (p17, p24, p55), polymerase proteins (p31, p51, p66) and envelope glyco-proteins (gp41, gp120, gp160).

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