Vital Alpha Testo antibody in our testing it is possible to bring that window period down to eight or six weeks rapid point-of-care testing is also in vogue now and there are several methods to do this oral swab or finger prick blood sample many patients prefer to have a rapid test because they walk away from knowing their HIV status which may be the biggest concern they have for visiting you today venous sampling is equally important because if the person has had a reactive rapid test that second sample is required for validation testing it's important if you do get a rapid test result that comes back as reactive that is how you describe it's a reactive test it is not yet positive until the laboratory confirms it you may have different local guidance on