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Is HIV Test Accurate After 6 Weeks From The Act?
Hi Doctor,
I had a protected sex for less than 1 min. Condom did not break during sexual intercourse.
I did HIV screening test 6 weeks after possible infetion in central lab bangalore. Test was 4th generation combo Ab HIV1/2 and P24 antigen test. Test was negative (test index was 0.401). I asked window period for this test to lab people. They told me minimum window period is 5 weeks (30day).
How accurate is this test after 6 weeks (42 days).
I had a protected sex for less than 1 min. Condom did not break during sexual intercourse.
I did HIV screening test 6 weeks after possible infetion in central lab bangalore. Test was 4th generation combo Ab HIV1/2 and P24 antigen test. Test was negative (test index was 0.401). I asked window period for this test to lab people. They told me minimum window period is 5 weeks (30day).
How accurate is this test after 6 weeks (42 days).
Sat, 5 Jul 2014
Yes minimum 30 days window period is there in 4th generation also. So in that time yiy have chance of false negative result.si Better to repeat the test after that periods.
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