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PATHOLOGY LABS IN CHENNAI
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HIV
  • Human Immune Deficiency Virus is a virus known
    all around the world and has contributed to a
    large number of deaths over the years. HIV is a
    virus that attacks an individuals immune system
    by destroying the white blood cells and
    reproducing itself inside the same cells. This
    slowly weakens the immune system of the affected
    person and eventually, without treatment the body
    finds it difficult to fight any disease.

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HIV TEST AND COSTING
  • HIV 1 - Quantitative (Viral Load)
  • To test the amount of viral load of HIV in the
    genetic material or RNA of a blood a blood test
    is required. HIV is the most dangerous virus
    which replicates and produces more and more
    copies of itself and thus destroying the immune
    system of the patient.Price Rs4000- Rs 7000
  • HIV 1 2, Ab Western Blot
  • A series of blood screenings are used to
    determine if a patient is HIV positive. The
    western blot test checks for HIV antibodies in
    the blood.The test is a combination of two steps.
    An electrophoresis step and a step that transfers
    blots, the separated proteins onto a
    membrane.Price Rs 350- Rs 2000
  • HIV-DNA PCR Qualitative
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction or PCR is a method to
    identify the HIV virus as early as 1 or 2 days
    once the person is infected.This method can be
    applied in even samples which contain only minute
    quantities of DNA like Hair Strand, Saliva,
    Stool, pus, Skin Scrapes and Blood.Price Rs.1500
    to Rs.6500

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BEST LAB IN CHENNAI
  • Meenakshi Diagnostic Lab
  • With an easy and free of cost home pickup
    service, Meenakshi Diagnostic Lab has now made it
    easy for you to book a test and get it done
    within the comfort of your home and get reports
    online.
  • Mahaveer Diagnostic Lab
  • Mahaveer Diagnostic Lab is accredited by .
    Mahaveer Diagnostic Lab in Ayanavaram, Chennai
    offers free home pickup of samples with cashless
    transaction facility.
  • MORE LABS IN CHENNAI

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