[HIV TRI-DOT] Test reliability after 8 weeks.

[sandeep_exe]

Hello All,

On 21st July I had a potential exposure to HIV through cunnilingus on a wounded tongue. I discussed this with you all and every one assured me that it’s a NO RISK. Thank you all for supporting me. It has been 8 weeks now and out of stress and anxiety I wanted to get tested. I read on forums that tests after 6 weeks can be very close to accurate. As I have just completed 8 weeks I could not resist and bear the stress so I went for testing. I asked for EILSA but they said it would take 1 day for results and I was really not willing to wait for so long. They advised HIV TRI DOT Rapid test and said it is very reliable and fast. As I didn’t know much about tests and was not in a position to wait any longer I accepted. I got tested and came out NEGETIVE. It’s a relief but I am not sure how accurate this result is for 8 weeks and I don’t know much about this test either.
I googled and found the below links
: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16153264 http://www.jmitra.co.in/ourdivision/diagnosticdivision/rapidtestkits/hivrange/hiv_tri_dot_ag.aspx
The second link above is the manufacturer’s website link for Indian distribution. I want to know how conclusive this result is for 8 weeks window. Do you advise any better test after 3 months completion? Should I go for ELISA after 3 months? Please let me know.. Thank you.

[sandeep_exe]

For got to mention.. the test I took was HIV Tri-Dot + Ag. So I believe thats equivalent to 4th gen test isn't it?

Thanks for replying getitright77. I tested for mental peace as this stress would not go away. I was so stressed that I could not even wait to complete 3 months.
Now that it tells I am negative after 8 weeks I am relived and feel better.

Have you seen cases where results change to positive after 12 weeks. As I am on 8 I think I am pretty close to exit out of window person and feel my result is very close to accuracy. Please advise.

Thank you.

[nepalbanda]

I dont know much about this but i had also done this test after 1year and 2month from exposure and is non reactive.everyone says hiv anytest is conclusive after 3months or sometime 6months.so get tested again after 12 weeks if came negative..relax and dont worry too much

[grn21]

almost one and a half year i went to a disc with my frnds. I was drunk and the next morning i did not remember anything. My freinds told me that they were with me for the entire period except for 10 minutes when I was all alone. Suddenly I am getting vexed about the issue and thought whether i was subjected to rape. So i decided to go for a hiv test. Although i wanted a ELISA test they told me to go for a hiv tridot test. The result came as follows Non Reactive. only the name of the test which was immunochromatography and hiv tri dot test expiry period june 2014 and thereafter non reactive was written. My question is how effective is the test and further is it a antigen test as the lab person was telling it.

[Teak]

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[soulramesh]

just give a answer to my question plz i m tensed

[LIZZIE LOU]

re-read what you have been told and stop asking teak to REPEAT himself.

[soulramesh]

plz give a rply i m tensed!

[soulramesh]

so do i need to have another test!am i safe frm
hiv!after the test i never came in such contact!can
i relax sir?

[soulramesh]

plz give a rply i m tensed?

[soulramesh]

so do i need to have another test!am i safe frm hiv!after the test i never came in such contact!can i relax sir?

[Teak]

http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/Resources/pmtct-care/docs/TM/Module_6TM.pdf
Page 11
#4
  In an adult, a positive HIV antibody test result means that the person is infected, a person with a negative or inconclusive result may be in the “window for 4 to 6 weeks but occasionally up to 3 months after HIV exposure. Persons at high risk who initially test negative should be retested 3 months after exposure to confirm results

[soulramesh]

how much time after exposure does it take for hiv to be detected in tridot test if one having an unprotected sex?

[Teak]

No you do not need any further testing.

[soulramesh]

the test was on 08/9/2011 so do i need to test again?

[Teak]

You do not have HIV you have tested conclusively negative.

[soulramesh]

teak i had sex on 22nd of april 2011 without condom,and i had tested for hiv wit tridot test nd the result were hiv-1 and hiv-2 non-reactive.i had done test on september.so hav i need to test again for it so am i infected plz rply me

[RainLover71]

Any hiv test you take for a no risk exposure will always come back negative.

[sandeep_exe]

I am sorry.
I trust you all but I wanted to get over this stress for ever. That is why I got tested.
This is my first test ever and wanted to know more about it as I never saw you guys speaking about tridot. It was always big names like ELISA or PCR and so got curious about this one and wanted to know.
Sorry again for the nuisance and trouble. I am trying to know and understand this. May be HIV never caught me but I am not going to leave it and want to know more and more.

Thank you.

[Teak]

What part of "You did not have a risk" is it, you aren't understanding?