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Can cold sores affect an HIV test result?

I had a an HIV-1/2 antibody test in Mar 06 and I had a coldsore or coldsores at the time. Could this have affected my test result? I got a negative result and I am now questioning it? Am I being proper stupid?

4 April 2008 • Related: All topics, HIV testing, HIV transmission

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Cold sores would not affect the result. If it was negative then, and you have not had any other exposures since, then you are negative now.

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Answer: Simon Collins

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