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what the risks are blood test, hiv test, set of blood tests used, in the diagnosis of chronic infection, human immunodeficiency virus, hiv, hiv elisa, screening test, in the diagnosis of hiv infection, test is positive, must be confirmed, a second test, the western blot which is more specific, confirm, someone is truly hiv positive, inaccurately produce a positive elisa test result, lupus, lyme disease, syphilis, blood is drawn, a vein on the inside, the elbow, the hand, puncture site is cleaned, antiseptic, an elastic band, around the upper arm to apply pressure, restrict blood flow, the vein, veins below the band to fill, blood, a needle is inserted, vein, blood is collected in an air-tight vial, a syringe, band is removed, restore circulation, once the blood has been collected, needle is removed, puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding, an infant, young child, area is cleansed, antiseptic, punctured, a sharp needle, a lancet, blood collected, pipette, small glass tube, on a slide, onto a test strip, into a small container, cotton, a bandage applied, puncture site, any continued bleeding, no physical preparation, hiv testing, written consent in most, states, infants, children, test depends on child's age, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, testing, hiv is performed, screening in high-risk groups, men, sex, men, injection drug users, commercial sex workers, pregnant women, proper treatment, prevent transmission, the virus, fetus, individuals, certain conditions, infections, kaposi's sarcoma, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, a negative test result is normal, early hiv infection, termed acute hiv infection, primary hiv infection, a negative test, elisa is used, a screening test, a positive result, the subject has hiv infection, certain conditions, lead to a false positive result, lyme disease, syphilis, lupus, a positive elisa test is always followed by a confirmatory test termed western blot, a positive western blot, regarded, conclusive, an hiv infection, negative tests, not necessarily rule out hiv infection, interval, the "window period", between hiv infection, appearance of measurable anti-hiv antibodies, someone is suspected of having acute, primary hiv infection, "window period", a negative hiv elisa, western blot, not rule out hiv infection, additional testing, hiv viral load, p24 antigen testing, risks associated, having blood drawn, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling lightheaded, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, individuals at high risk, men, sex, men, injection drug users, commercial sex workers, periodically tested, hiv, acute, primary hiv infection, suspected, additional tests, hiv viral load, p24 antigen testing, needed to confirm this diagnosis, the hiv elisa/western blot, negative, window period.