Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

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A patient who has vague symptoms of fatigue and headaches is found to have a positive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies. In providing health teaching, which of the following information should the nurse include?

A. The EIA test will need to be repeated to verify the results.

B. A viral culture will be done to determine the progress of the disease.

C. It will probably be 10 or more years before the patient develops acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

D. The Western blot test will be done to determine whether AIDS has developed.

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