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Re-Infection
Can Re-Infection effect HIV test results?
If someone was positive and did not know it and then gets re-infected again months or years later does that effect the window period for testing?
If someone was positive and did not know it and then gets re-infected again months or years later does that effect the window period for testing?
You can be reinfected with another strain. No it would not effect the detection of antibodies from the first. If you didn't know you were infected the first time, I don't see your point of this question.
Thanks ricky but this is a different question.
Again, if a person was infected on January 1st but did not know and then got reinfected 6 months later. Would the test on the 7 month be effected? Would the reinfection effect the detecting of hiv antibodies from the first infection back in January.
Again, if a person was infected on January 1st but did not know and then got reinfected 6 months later. Would the test on the 7 month be effected? Would the reinfection effect the detecting of hiv antibodies from the first infection back in January.
I've read your past thread. You've been told you had no HIV risk and how one could acquire HIV and the appropriate testing period.
Teak are you saying that the second infection would nullify the antibodies from the first infection?
Even if someone is already positive?
If someone was infected Jan. 1st but did not get tested and they then get infected again 6 months later on June 1st and get tested at 7 months August 1st. Would the test result be effected on August 1st or would they show positive from the January 1st infection?
If someone was infected Jan. 1st but did not get tested and they then get infected again 6 months later on June 1st and get tested at 7 months August 1st. Would the test result be effected on August 1st or would they show positive from the January 1st infection?
Each time you put yourself at risk, the window peroid is three months AFTER your LAST exposure.
If somebody had an HIV risk (through unprotected vaginal/anal sex or sharing drug works), he would need to get tested 3 months post-exposure for a conclusive, if negative, test result. It becomes 6 months post-exposure ONLY if he's on chemotherapy, on medication after transplant, or a heavy IV drug user.
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