A 27-year-old man attends a sexual health clinic for an HIV test 5 weeks after unprotected receptive anal intercourse. He has no symptoms. Which test ...

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A 27-year-old man attends a sexual health clinic for an HIV test 5 weeks after unprotected receptive anal intercourse. He has no symptoms. Which test is most appropriate to reliably detect infection at this stage?

Accepted Answer

A laboratory fourth-generation HIV antigen/antibody test

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A third-generation antibody-only test on a fingerprick sample

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A p24 antigen-only test

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A repeat test at 1 year without current testing

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A home oral fluid antibody test only at this stage

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): HIV testing and window period

A 27-year-old man attends a sexual health clinic for an HIV test 5 weeks after unprotected receptive anal intercourse. He has no symptoms. Which test is most appropriate to reliably detect infection at this stage?