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I had protected sex with a hooker, I regret the most for my action. Am I in hiv danger. My 17 day western blot was negative. But control band was present. What is control Band.
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Control band is reliablity of the test, the test is considered and reliable if it shows up.
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Control band presence means that the test method is correct and what ever it says it's correct either positive or negative. Presence of control band is must for authenticity of the test. Western blot is used mostly in the start of treatment. For confirmation of HIV we prefer HIV PCR if want to confirm at around 15 days. Thanks.
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