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20-year-old student, who was previously HIV negative, has unprotected sexual relations with a person whom he later finds out is HIV positive. One month after the unprotected sexual encounter, the now HIV-infected student volunteers for a research study, in which he undergoes extensive blood tests. What would you expect to see in the patient's lab tests?

A. Decreased number of CD4 count and increased p24 antigen

B. Increased anti-gp120 antigen

C. Increased anti-p24 antigen

D. Normal CD4 count and increased p24 antigen

E. Normal CD4 count and undetectable p24 antigen

  #2

I think E

  #3

d. i think that it's too early for p24 to be detectable by western blot

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i meant e

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