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What Is The Confirmatory Test For HIV?

was diagnose with HIV by my GP doctor so he want me to be his patient with my disease am not comfortable with it to me he seems lacking knowledge about HIV,the only test he did on me was cd4 count without viral load,the is any HIV specialist doctor i can get around Nelspruit and berberton in Mpumalanga south africa
Mon, 24 Feb 2014
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Welcome to HCM,
I Can suggest the investigations for confirmation of HIV.
You can undergo CMIA following possible unprotected sex. In this P24 antigen of HIV 1 and antibody to HIV 1/2 will be tested. The P 24 antigen test helps to know the HIV antigen with in 2-4 weeks follwing possible exposure.
If the HIV 1/2 comes negative it dosenot mean your HIV free, because you may be in the window period (90 days).
If youn test for HIV 1/2 antibody after 90 days, if it comes negative it confirms there is no HIV infection.
Thank you.
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What Is The Confirmatory Test For HIV?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, I Can suggest the investigations for confirmation of HIV. You can undergo CMIA following possible unprotected sex. In this P24 antigen of HIV 1 and antibody to HIV 1/2 will be tested. The P 24 antigen test helps to know the HIV antigen with in 2-4 weeks follwing possible exposure. If the HIV 1/2 comes negative it dosenot mean your HIV free, because you may be in the window period (90 days). If youn test for HIV 1/2 antibody after 90 days, if it comes negative it confirms there is no HIV infection. Thank you.