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I've posted on here recently with a lot of concerns. Im sorry but I have one more question. I've recently tested negative for HIV-1/2 at 14 weeks. However, I've reAd that some people take longer to seroconvert to HIV-2 because it's less virulus. There was something posted about 2 people in India who tested negative for HIV-2 antibody but positive for hiv-2 virus and it said because the virus is less harmful then antibodies may not kick in. Does this mean HIV-2 window period is different than HIV-1? I know that HIV-2 is supposed to be rare in the united states but ive also read that HIV-2 could be misdiagnosed as HIV-1 because it's not routinely differentiated from HIV-1. I'm desperate for an answer.
It's just hard to find real facts about HIV-2. It doesn't look like a lot of studies have been done as far as seroconversion time. It would make sense that low veremia would cause little to no antibodies doesn't it? It's tough to read articles that make sense and then disregard them. My ongoing HIV phobia doesn't help either
This is what had me concerned. A article written back in 2000.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/10667898/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/10667898/
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