Is HIV Antibody Test Done 5 Months Post Exposure Conclusive?

Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2016

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Question : i got tested for HIV antibody-antigen test 5 months after possible exposure and the result was negative. I am wondering if the result is conclusive

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Your report is 99.95 percent conclusive after 5 months

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.

1. After 5 months your test is 99.95 percent conclusive. It will be 100 percent conclusiveif tedtest done after 6 months.

Hope your query is answered.
Please do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar