what are the 4 types of ways of an hiv test.....i know one is a western blot...please tell me the rest
2006-09-27 15:22:28 · 3 answers · asked by countryside_77 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
mouth swab, venous blood draw, capillary finger prick, and that's all I'm aware of ????? just depends on where u get it done>>> differently labs are equiped with different equipment.
2006-09-27 15:31:34 · answer #1 · answered by coopchic 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay -antibody test
Rapid immunochromatographic assay - also antibody test
HIV PCR antigen test
p24 antigen test (NAT testing - nucleic acid amplification)
2006-09-27 22:42:24 · answer #2 · answered by petlover 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Do you mean four methods of collecting blood? I know of the finger prick and the needle in the arm method - that's about it.
2006-09-27 22:24:51 · answer #3 · answered by dhalia_1977 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋