what do doctors look for in the HIV/AIDS test?

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what do doctors look for in the HIV/AIDS test?

2007-04-03 08:00:05 · 2 answers · asked by jovial-one 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs

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Most tests look for antibodies your body has produced to try and fight HIV. Some times they look for the p24 protein of HIV, a major core protein of the virus.

Heres a really good site about HIV testing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV_testing#Diagnosis_of_HIV_infection

2007-04-03 08:07:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋

HIV antibodies.

2007-04-03 08:03:01 · answer #2 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋