A student asks the nurse at the student health clinic how AIDS is diagnosed. Which of the following statements would be the best response by the nurse?
a. "A diagnosis of AIDS is made when a screening test called an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is confirmed by the Western blot test."
b. "A diagnosis of AIDS is made when antibodies to HIV are detected about 6 weeks to 3 months following possible exposure."
c. "A diagnosis of AIDS is made when antibodies to HIV reach peak levels of 1000/ml of blood."
d. "A diagnosis of AIDS is made when CD4 T lymphocytes drop to less than 200/ml."
ANS: D
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