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What is HIV window period indicates : and explain in detail?
it takes 2-8 weeks to months for antibodies to appear in hiv infection the period is called window period or seronegative infective stage during this period individual is highly infectious hiv infection can be detected during this period by p24 antigen assay and pcr ref : ananthanaryana 9th ed