HIV ELISA/Western blot is a set of blood tests used to diagnose chronic infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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HIV testing ...
An HIV ELISA/Western blot is usually negative or indeterminate during the acute infection and will become positive over the next 3 months.
An HIV RNA viral load is positive in patients with acute HIV infection.
The HIV ELISA/Western blot test detects antibodies to the HIV virus. Having these antibodies means you are infected with HIV.
 See also: HIV, Symptom, Acute HIV infection, Hiv infection, Prevention
  
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