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Does Normal Blood Test Detect HIV?

Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2017

Question: Dear Sir/Ma'am
Is normal blood test or complete CBC test can detect HIV or not .

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Normal blood test would not detect HIV. It needs special ELISA for HIV.

Hope I answered.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Practicing since :2008

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