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Is viral marker test accurate if testing for HIV. Test has been performed after 2.5 months from possibility of contact with hiv.
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Yes accurate there are other more better tests as well
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Dr. Karuna B
General Physician
22 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Here is some info about HIV TESTS
nucleic acid test (NAT)can usually tell you if you have HIV infection 10 to 33 days after an exposure.
An antigen/antibody test performed by a laboratory on blood from a vein can usually detect HIV infection 18 to 45 days after an exposure. Antigen/ antibody tests done with blood from a finger prick can take longer to detect HIV (18 to 90 days after an exposure).
Antibody tests can take 23 to 90 days to detect HIV infection after an exposure. Most rapid tests and self-tests are antibody tests. In general, antibody tests that use blood from a vein can detect HIV sooner after infection than tests done with blood from a finger prick or with oral fluid.
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