Why Is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)antibody Testing in Children at High

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody testing in children at high risk not possible until the child is at least 15 months old?

• A) Because they cannot make antibodies until that age
• B) Because of the high titer of passive maternal antibodies
• C) Because it takes the HIV at least 15 months to infect a sufficient number of CD4 T cells
• D) Because no treatment is available for a child until that age

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