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A 32-year-old female who is 6 months pregnant presents for prenatal
care. A routine evaluation is performed, including testing for HIV
antibody. The patient is reported to be negative for RPR, but positive
for HIV antibody by the enzyme-linked immunoassay (EIA). The HIV Western
blot is positive for antibody to the p24 antigen. The patient should
be counseled
A. that she and her baby were both infected with HIV
B. that she had a false-positive HIV EIA
C. that she is negative for HIV since the RPR was negative
D. that she is positive for the HIV virus
E. to have an HIV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test performed
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| adeelmd
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e...... only if that's (pcr) negative will you know that the eia was a false positive or not...
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| phuluong2k
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she is in the intermediate status, so e is correct
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| mjl1717
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I go with answer d -What bearing does a negative RPR have to do with her HIV status??
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| phuluong2k
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RPR is for syphilis, not relate to HIV status
For Western blot test
If positive to at least 2 anti-bodies against p24, p17, gp41, gp120. confirming of HIV infection
If only positive to one antibody, it is intermediate western blot, We need to repeat another WB 6 months later or make PCR test immediately
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| anatomy
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answer "e" is right.
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