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I'm really trying to understand what a "TARGET NOT DETECTED" result means from an HIV 1 RNA PCR quantitative test. It's been 7 weeks, and seeing that result has me a bit anxious. Does this mean the virus isn't there at all, or could it be something else?

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Dr. Dr Shubham Chauhan

Dr Shubham Chauhan

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That says you have no infection

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