When counseling a male patient with suspected HIV, the nurse informs him that if the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) comes back positive, then
A)
no further testing is required since this confirms HIV infection.
B)
a second test known as the Western blot assay will be ordered to confirm positive HIV status.
C)
he will be sent to an infectious disease physician for a tissue biopsy to confirm infection.
D)
if the second test, the Western blot, returns negative, he has not developed a case of full-blown AIDS.
Ans:
B
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If ELISA is positive, his blood sample is then sent for Western blot assay. If the Western blot is positive, diagnosis of HIV is confirmed. If the Western blot is negative, then the person is not infected with HIV.
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