Window period means:
a. Time period between infection and detection of antibodies
b. Time period between infection and first sign and symptom c. Time period between diagnosis and treatment d. None of the above
Biology ยท Fri Jul 15 2022
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Answer A is correct
Time period between infection and detection of antibodies. The window period is time between potential exposure to HIV infection and the point when the test will give an accurate result. During the window period a person can be infected with HIV and infectious but have a negative HIV test. The window period for a 4th generation antigen/antibody test is four weeks.