Thanks... One more thing:
12 weeks in medical terms are equal to 3 months right?
No late seroconversion does happen. I'm sorry you were ill advised. Those that may have a later than normal seroconversion are those on Chemo, those that take antirejection drugs for organ transplants and chronic IV drug abusers.
One last question:
1. - Is a 12 weeks result with the duo definitive and conclusive or should someone need to go for further testing?
2. - Is late seroconversion an urban myth with duo tests for HIV-1?
3. - Are 12 weeks enough to discard completely HIV-2?
That is not correct at all. PCR-RNA tests cannot give a conclusive negative result any earlier than any other test. A PCR-RNA test is not a stand alone test and has to be followed up with an antibody test.
The CDC also states in it's guidelines that an RNA by PCR has a window period of 9 to 11 days.
but i can see H. Hunter Handsfield, MD as one of the writers of the 2006 CDC Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings.
That's not the same thing as testing manufacturers setting guidelines. Not to mention, the CDC's guideline is 3 months also.
at 6 weeks it is 95% done & at 90 days 99.99% accurate & cuclusive
The window period is 4 weeks to 3 months. You can obtain a conclusive negative test result 3 months post exposure.
What do you think about this?