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Recently when i spoke to HIV testing centers in US
I know ELISA after 3 months is conclusive
But my questions is
are this facts what they told me are true
1. 50% of people who get -ve result in Elisa after 6 weeks , can get +ve after 12 weeks test
2. PCR DNA test after 28 days is negative you dont have to go for ELISA after 12 weeks
3 .PCR DNA has high false positive also
Can you please explain this three scenarios
I know ELISA after 3 months is conclusive
But my questions is
are this facts what they told me are true
1. 50% of people who get -ve result in Elisa after 6 weeks , can get +ve after 12 weeks test
2. PCR DNA test after 28 days is negative you dont have to go for ELISA after 12 weeks
3 .PCR DNA has high false positive also
Can you please explain this three scenarios
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