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hiv test method

well i have tested after 3 month but by this procedure so can you please tell me do this effect the test results?
i got a coagulation tube from lab take blood with the help of my friend and he put it into tube then i went back to lab in 5 minutes and give them blood to check HIV,hep b and hep c all came back negative is this reliabile method as one of my doctor friend told me that it will not affect my test result as blood is safe in this tube for even weeks?
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well they were negative and its specificity is 99.8 percent its mean
even hiv is specific.
and is negative
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if al negative start by making hbv vaccine so you are protected from this one, as fo hiv and hcv you might find more expert people on other forums

the least sensible tests are those for HIV, i mean it has a big number of false positive
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