When Testing for HIV, Patients Can Give a False Positive

question 10

Multiple Choice

When testing for HIV, patients can give a false positive ELISA result if the patient has which disorder?

• A) Rheumatoid arthritis
• B) Mantle cell lymphoma
• C) Systemic lupus erythematosus
• D) B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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