An Individual Uses an In- Home Test Kit One Week

question 1

Multiple Choice

An individual uses an in- home test kit one week after engaging in high- risk behavior for HIV infection. The test kit uses a saliva sample that is mailed to a lab where an agglutination test to detected HIV antibodies is run. The results come back negative for HIV. What should the patient consider regarding these test results?

• A) Agglutination tests will not detect viruses if the infection is latent.
• B) One week may not be enough time for HIV antibodies to be detected.
• C) An ELISA test is needed to detect the presence of HIV nucleic acid.
• D) Agglutination tests are not appropriate for testing samples of body fluids.
• E) Agglutination tests will not detect viruses if the infection is latent, nor are they appropriate for testing samples of body fluids.

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