BIG BAD MO

WHAT DOES THE EIA REACTIVE MEAN, CAN YOU EXPLAIN?

[Vance2335]

Keep all follow up questions on the same thread.

Reactive means positive, but you said you had a Western Blot with is a confirmation test and that is negative. So you are negative

[LIZZIE LOU]

if you had an antibody test come back with a reactive result...it means that it is positive...BUT this MUST BE followed up by a western blot test to confirm.  it is possible to have a reactive antibody test but a negative western blot.  the western blot trumps the antibody test.

[jacklane]

I'M GOING TO BE TESTED BYANOTHER PHYSICIAN, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, DO YOU THINK BECAUSE I HAVE MOLLUSCUM, WHICH IS AN IMMUNE SYSTEM VIRUS  THIS SYMPTOM  COULD'VE TRIGGERED THE ANTIBODY TEST?

[LIZZIE LOU]

you do not need to even test again.  you are NEGATIVE and the western blot PROVES it.

move along...

[Teak]

MOLLUSCUM is not an immune system virus.