Detecting HIV earlier: Advances in HIV testing How soon after a
potential exposure can someone know their HIV status? Well, it
all depends on the type of test used. This article will take you
on a tour of the different types of HIV tests available and will
walk you through how long it takes for each test to tell you
accurately if someone has HIV. Since the early days of the HIV
epidemic, HIV tests have improved considerably. We now have
multiple methods to test for HIV infection, and today’s testing
technologies are getting better at detecting new infections.
This has led some HIV testing experts to suggest that we can
detect the vast majority of HIV infections much earlier than
many people realize. This article will review the scientific
evidence on the early detection of HIV to help guide our
messaging about HIV testing. Why is it valuable to detect HIV
infections as early as possible? There are two major reasons why
it is valuable to detect an HIV infection as soon as possible
after it has occurred: Early