The Public Health Department Is Following a 34-Year-Old Male Who

question 34

Multiple Choice

The public health department is following a 34-year-old male who has reported several weeks of general malaise and a low-grade fever. The nurse assigned to his case communicates with the patient regarding the results of his laboratory testing.
-The patient reports that he had a negative HIV PCR test about a month ago.What is the most appropriate interpretation of this information by the nurse? 

• A)PCRs are rarely accurate.
• B)The ELISA was a false-positive.
• C)It is possible the ELISA was a false-positive,and the Western blot must be performed to confirm the results.
• D)The HIV PCR is outdated and does not pick up modern strains of the virus.

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