Since 2014, the CDC Recommendations for HIV Testing Utilize a Fourth-Generation

question 7

Multiple Choice

Since 2014, the CDC recommendations for HIV testing utilize a fourth-generation antigen-antibody test to screen for

• A)HIV-1 p24 antigen.
• B)antibodies to HIV-1 (groups M and O).
• C)repeated positive HIV-1 and HIV-2 results confirmed with an HIV-1/HIV-2 antibody differentiation test.
• D)negative or indeterminate results for HIV-1 or HIV-2 antibody differentiation confirmed with quantitative PCR.
• E)all the above.

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