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According to Litvak, this so-called window error was discovered several years ago. Scientists had previously thought that random error was the only factor to blame for inaccuracies in test results...
When HIV incidence is high, there are more people entering the window. However it is also important how quickly those infected leave the window or become symptomatic--progress from HIV infection to AIDS...
...areas where AIDS incidence is high, the window error is minimized. This explains the CDC's findings that where there was a greater incidence of AIDS, there was a lower probability of blood contamination...
According to this model, the window error is likely to be highest in groups where AIDS incidence is low, but HIV incidence is growing. A group that fits this criteria are females in their twenties...
According to the findings, window error poses the greatest risk in areas or groups where the epidemic is starting. As an epidemic matures, more people pass the window...