Question

Can lyme disease affect HIV test results when performing a western blot?

Answer 1

Certain conditions may lead to a falsepositive result, such as Lyme disease, syphilis, and lupus. A positive ELISAtest is always followed by a Western blot test. ... If a person might have acute or primary HIV infection, and is in the "window period," a negative HIVELISA and Western blot will not rule out HIV infection.

Answer 2

Ans ➡️ This accuracy has to be considered with the window period. For example, 4th generation tests will pick up 95% of infections at 28 days after exposure.

The western blot test looks for immune responses to specific HIV proteins and is 100% accurate as a confirmatory test.

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