Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2004. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. If a person is experiencing recurring OI's and has a weak immune
system, by when will the PCR-DNA or PCR-RNA be able to pickup the
HIV virus if this is the cause?
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If a patient has HIV, and disease has progressed to the point where opportunistic infections are occurring due to depletion of the immune system, a test for viral DNA would presumably be positive.
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