A doctor, while operating on an $HIV^{+}$ patient accidently cut himself with a scalpel. He comes to you, suspecting himself to have contacted the virus. Which test will you advise him to rule out/confirm his suspicion?

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PCR is now, used to detect HIV in suspected AIDS patients

Q. A doctor, while operating on an $HIV^{+}$ patient accidently cut himself with a scalpel. He comes to you, suspecting himself to have contacted the virus. Which test will you advise him to rule out/confirm his suspicion?

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