A health care provider has accidentally been stuck with a used needle. The health care provider is going to be tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which of the following would be the testing schedule for the health care provider?
1. Tested at 2 months, 4 months, and then at 6 months
2. Tested immediately and then again at 2 months
3. Tested immediately and then again at 6 months
4. Tested in 6 months and then again in 1 year
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The health care provider should be tested immediately to show if any preexisting infection exists. Seroconversion usually occurs in 1 to 3 months but can take up to 6 months. Testing at 2 months is too late to discover a preexisting infection and can be too early to detect a new infection. Testing at 6 months or 1 year would not detect a preexisting infection.
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