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PCR Test

are these tests FDA approved. A friend told me they use these tests mainly at blood banks like the red cross, that did not sound accurate to me since I thought these tests provide a lot of false positivies.
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ok, that's what i figured. so based on what you said, i can imagine that test is not used for screening at blood banks.
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PCR-DNA tests are not approved diagnostic test for HIV.
PCR-RNA tests are a supplemental test that are used in conjunction with antibody test and by themselves are not approved to diagnose HIV.
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