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Do I need to test my baby again?
19 June 2008. Related: All topics, Children.
I have a four month old baby. I am HIV-positive, never been on treatment but took nevirapine during labour. I had a normal delivery. My baby was tested at 6 weeks with the PCR DNA Test and tested negative. The doctors assured me that I don’t need to test him again.
Answer
Babies born to HIV-positive mothers will always test HIV-positive at first with an antibody test. This is because they still share their mother
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