HIV Duo test

Hi, I'm considering taking the HIV Duo Test.  I was just wondering if anybody knew how accurate taking the HIV Duo Test in the UK would be 30 days after my possible exposure?

How accurate is this test?  and is there a possibility taking this test could throw up a false positive result?

Any advice or information about this test would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[alienshadow]

You need to wait at least 6 to 8 weeks before doing any testing at all and yes any test can give a false positive it does happen. 3months is conclusive

[alienshadow]

If that was the case then you would not have to wait 3 months for a conclusive result
MOVE ON  Mcallice

[snippets69]

Do you want to know if the FDA thinks your result is conclusive or whether or not you have HIV.  If you have a negative DUO at 4 weeks you certainly don't have HIV.

[alienshadow]

The DUO test is an HIV test that looks for antibodies for HIV-1 and HIV-2 and also looks for evidence of the p24 protein which is on the surface of the HIV virus particle.

The advantage of testing for p24 is that this indicator of HIV infection can be detected earlier than with tests that only looked for HIV antibodies. This can be any time from 4 weeks after exposure

This study reports that the test was 100% accurate if you get a negative result, and 94% accurate if you get a positive result. As with other types of HIV tests, a positive result need to be confirmed with a different test.

A negative result would only need to be confirmed with a second test if you were exposed less than 3 months ago. As with all antibody tests, the results relate to your HIV status 3 months before the test.

A case report of the DUO test taking more than 4 week to generate a positive result, emphasises the importance of confirming a negative result from any test used less than three months after the exposure risk, with a follow up test 3 months later.

The DUO test has no particluar advantages over other routine test when infection is unlikely to have been recent, because p24 is only detected for a short time after infection, and before HIV antibodies can be detected.

[snippets69]

interesting 100% accurate with negative results...

guess what...that means if you have a negative duo, you don't have HIV.

[Teak]

After 3 months your test will be conclusive and NOT before.

[alienshadow]

seriousman I am on to who you really are

[Teak]

DUO test will identify HIV infection about 1 week earlier then a standard HIV antibody test.

[worried_321]

Teak,

Do you mean its an 100% reliable test post exposure after 14 weeks right??