A client is afraid of a recent possible HIV exposure. The nurse should explain that the period of time it takes before HIV antibodies can be detected by laboratory tests is generally
a. 1 to 3 days.
b. 7 to 10 days.
c. 1 to 3 weeks.
d. 4 to 12 weeks.
D
There is a "window" for seroconversion (the time it takes for a newly infected person to develop antibodies that can be detected in a laboratory specimen). On average, antibodies can be detected in 4 to 12 weeks.
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