Timetable for Test Results

(Times are approximate)

Tests

WHEN TO CALL BACK FOR TEST RESULTS

HOW LONG TO WAIT PRIOR TO HAVING A TEST

HIV ELIZA

1 DAY S. CALIFORNIA, 2-3 DAYS OUT OF STATE

3 MONTHS

HIV PCR

5-7 BUSINESS DAYS EVERYWHERE

28 DAYS

CHLAMYDIA/GONORRHEA

5-7 BUSINESS DAYS EVERYWHERE

NO WAITING PERIOD

SYPHILIS

1-2 BUSINESS DAYS EVERYWHERE

6 WEEKS

HEPATITIS

4-5 BUSINESS DAYS EVERYWHERE

3-6 MONTHS (C TAKES LONGER TO SHOW)