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Question about HIV screening. First aid says "ELISA/Western blot tests look for antibodies to viral proteins".
I understand the screening test is ELISA, where you would look for antibodies against HIV. But from various practice questions and Google research I've done, in Western Blot I don't think you'd be looking for antibodies, but rather the viral proteins themselves (p24, GP120 etc).
I understand the screening test is ELISA, where you would look for antibodies against HIV. But from various practice questions and Google research I've done, in Western Blot I don't think you'd be looking for antibodies, but rather the viral proteins themselves (p24, GP120 etc).