how long before hiv is detected in the body
An example of a type of infection seen a lot in AIDS patients is Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (aka PCP). The way HIV works is that once a person gets infected with the virus, it takes about 4 to 10 weeks before it can be detected in the blood (aka seroconversion). For a small group of people, it may even be more than that. At that time, the person may or may not be experiencing any symptoms.