HIV test accuracy after exposure and steroid impact
A reader asks if dexamethasone injections can cause a false negative HIV test. Dr Roach says fourth generation tests 70 days post exposure have 99.8 to 100 percent sensitivity and steroids from injections do not affect results now.
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