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Is there any illness such as psoriasis or neurodermatitis that can affect the following tests https://www.better2know.co.uk/page/instant-hiv-testing and HIV Duo https://www.better2know.co.uk/page/28-day-hiv-duo-testing?My results were both NEGATIVE.IS there anything that can influence my results like illnesses or medicine?
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http://www.bhiva.org/documents/Guidelines/Testing/GlinesHIVTest08.pdf
Post testing
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The need for a repeat HIV test if still within the window period after a specific exposure should be discussed. Although fourth generation tests shorten the time from exposure to seroconversion a repeat test at three months is still recommended to definitively exclude HIV infection.
Post testing
Page 11
The need for a repeat HIV test if still within the window period after a specific exposure should be discussed. Although fourth generation tests shorten the time from exposure to seroconversion a repeat test at three months is still recommended to definitively exclude HIV infection.
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