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I Had The HIV Antibody/p24 Antigen Duo Test At 10 Days And St 6 Weeks.How Accurate Are The Test At 6 Weeks?
Hello I got a quick question, I had the HIV antibody/p24 antigen Duo Test at 10 days after a hiv risk with a woman with a unknown hiv status then another HIV antibody/p24 antigen Duo Test at 6 weeks. Both tests were negative at 10 days and 6 weeks. How accurate are the test at 6 weeks? how accurate is it in percentage %? The internet says highly accurate? I need to know to put my mind at ease Regards
Mon, 16 Apr 2012
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hAI, These tests are more than 98% accurate. If it is negative after 6 weeks you need not worry about HIV Infection.
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Hi, The exact accuracy reports are not known clearly... The net says that the specificity of these test are about 95% and above. I am not sure of the sensitivity though..
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