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List 3 common diagnostics to confirm HIV diagnosis

List 3 common diagnostics to confirm HIV diagnosis

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HIV testing can be done from the blood or saliva sample. It is detected or diagnosed by following methods:

1. Antigen- antibody reaction test: it is the most earlier test

2. Detection of antibodies in the body for HIV: if a person is exposed to HIV, then his/her body will produce antibodies against it, which is detected by this test.

3. Nucleic acid test: to determine intact virus cell in the body

Also the CD4 cell count is recommended.

Some common test for HIV positive are Western blot technique, Radio immuno assay (RIA) and ELISA test.

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