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Does The Elisa Test Need To Be Taken After 6 Months?
Sir I had 3 sexual encounters with three different CSWs while in mauritisu, it was all protected except for oral. After my last encounter i got scared about encountering HIV so I took Elisa test at 4 weeks it came back negative, then again at 3 months it too came back negative. Not convinced I took another Elisa test at 4.5 months it too came back negative. Do i need to take another test at 6 months or my negative test at 4.5 months conclusive.
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Yes , indeed , just to be very sure , to complete the protocol and to cross the max window period of HIV.
Keep me posted.
Dr Matin .A. Khan
MBBS, MPH, MMSc (HIV Med) PhD
M.A (Sociology) , M.Sc(Psychology), M.Sc(Counselling & Psychotherapy)
Fellowship in HIV Medicine (School of Tropical Medicine Kolkata, India)
AAHIVS ( American Academy of HIV Medicine USA)
Galen Exam for Certificate of Clinical Competence in HIV Medicine from IAPAC USA
MGM Medical College , Jamshedpur , India<br
Keep me posted.
Dr Matin .A. Khan
MBBS, MPH, MMSc (HIV Med) PhD
M.A (Sociology) , M.Sc(Psychology), M.Sc(Counselling & Psychotherapy)
Fellowship in HIV Medicine (School of Tropical Medicine Kolkata, India)
AAHIVS ( American Academy of HIV Medicine USA)
Galen Exam for Certificate of Clinical Competence in HIV Medicine from IAPAC USA
MGM Medical College , Jamshedpur , India<br
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