The public health department is following a 34-year-old male who has reported several weeks of general malaise and a low-grade fever. The nurse assigned to his case communicates with the patient regarding the results of his laboratory testing.
-A Western blot test will be performed.The nurse educates the patient that the Western blot test has high sensitivity and specificity.Which of the following statements by the patient demonstrates understanding of this teaching?
A) A positive Western blot test may be a false-positive since the test has high specificity and may detect the presence of many antibodies.
B) The Western blot test is unlikely to generate a false-positive result.This will be used to confirm or refute the ELISA test results.
C) A positive Western blot may be a false-positive since the test has high sensitivity and may detect the presence of many antibodies.
D) The Western blot test may generate a false-positive result.A positive test will be confirmed by an HIV PCR.
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