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Accuracy between Rapid test and normal test (EIA)

I doubt the accuracy of rapid test and the normal testing which takes few days for the result.
which one is more accurate and which one is more sensitive?

say if today is the first day that my antibody is up to the detectable level for EIA test, would the rapid test detect it as well?

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What i meant is rapid test = oral fluid test
the answer is still the same?
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1364665 tn?1291607092
6 - 8 weeks is the great indication of your status. 3 months is conclusive.
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is 1 month considered as an appropriate time?
what about 2 months?
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1364665 tn?1291607092
EIA is not accurrate if you take the test in the in-appropriate time.
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1364665 tn?1291607092
YES. EIA is the ELISA ( rapid test ).
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1390055 tn?1365615055
I would say most definitely. It's extremely unlikely that either test would miss it.
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