Exam 3 HIV Diagnosis

Question 1

HIV is ____ found in whole saliva of patients

Answer 1

Rarely

Question 2

FDA approved rapid HIV test collects samples for ____ specific to HIV such as ____ and ____

Answer 2

Antibodies; IgA, IgM

Question 3

For oral (saliva)-based HIV testing, specificity rate is ____. False ____ occur at a rate of 0.17%

Answer 3

99.83%; False positives

Question 4

For oral (saliva)-based HIV testing, sensitivity rate is ____. False ____ occur at a rate of 0.1%

Answer 4

99.9%; False negatives

Question 5

For blood-based HIV testing, positive and negative predictive value is _____

Answer 5

Very high