Is 15 minutes hiv test accurate?

Hello,

Yes it is as long as it is being done properly and also under right temperature. The united Kingdom has been using the 15 minutes test for about 4years and also some hospitals in the states, and not to forget all over the world.

The only disadvantage is that... suicide attempts.

I think its cool...and i think it's safe also so people wouldn't feel paranoid about a evil nurse/doctor/staff in general.....racism...

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This is probably a home rapid HIV self test which is reportedly 99.4% accurate. It's that accurate because it tests for HIV antibodies. It's important to note that it's not testing to detect HIV contacted just 15 minutes ago: rather it gives test result in 15min.

The HIV test looks for antibodies in a person's blood. When HIV (which is a virus) enters a person's body, special chemicals are produced. These are called antibodies. Antibodies are the body's response to an infection. So if a person has antibodies to HIV in their blood, it means they have been infected with HIV (an exception is the case of an HIV negative baby born to a positive mother, who will retain her antibodies for some months).

Most people develop these antibodies within 3 months of infection. In rare cases, it can take up to 6 months. It would be extremely uncommon to take longer than 6 months for antibodies to develop.

It is also important that you are not at further risk of getting infected with HIV during this time period. The test is only accurate if there are no other exposures between the time of possible exposure to HIV and testing.

The only way to know for sure whether you are infected with HIV is to have an HIV antibody test. It is not possible to tell from any symptoms.

The rapid HIV tests are pretty accurate but you need to worry about the time past exposure. 12 weeks past exposure is definetely accurate but they say 90-95% will seroconvert at 6 weeks.

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