A 22-year-old woman presents to a sexual health clinic requesting an HIV test. She had unprotected intercourse 3 weeks ago with a partner of unknown H...

Question

A 22-year-old woman presents to a sexual health clinic requesting an HIV test. She had unprotected intercourse 3 weeks ago with a partner of unknown HIV status. She is well. What type of HIV test should be offered?

Accepted Answer

4th-generation combined antigen/antibody test, which can detect infection from approximately 4 weeks after exposure

Answer

3rd-generation antibody-only test

Answer

A rapid point-of-care test only (which may miss early infection)

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An HIV RNA viral load test as first-line

Answer

No test is needed until 3 months have passed

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): 4th Gen HIV Test First-Line

A 22-year-old woman presents to a sexual health clinic requesting an HIV test. She had unprotected intercourse 3 weeks ago with a partner of unknown HIV status. She is well. What type of HIV test should be offered?