HIV infections question

[pinoydude]

I'm new to this forum,,I had read many things on this... but still decided to post something for a reply...

let's say, a person has a very high risk (anal sex-receptive), with an unknown status partner, now... a person has another risk with another man, this time is HIV positive, same risk.. so 2 risks in 1 day...3 weeks after the exposures, the man (receptive end) experienced severe flu-like symptoms, that is, headache, fatigue-join-muscles-pain, sneezing, itchy skin (hives), nausea and vomitting. the symptoms happened to extend severely for about 4 months...(yes-4months)...

a person then went to a clinic, tested 2 times. one at 6 months, the other considered to be at 8 months. both were rapid tests... the first one was oral fluid, the second was fingerprick (blood).. the tests came back negative...

my question is: can a person consider himself CONCLUSIVELY NEGATIVE- like he never has the risk-, or does he need a traditional blood test for a conclusive result?

is there an odd that the tests can give  a FALSE NEGATIVE tests???
What is the accuracy of rapid tests???

thanks so much.....

[pinoydude]

ok ok...thanks so much for the enthusiasm again...

[Teak]

See your doctor for your symptoms. HIV is not the issue, you are conclusively negative.

[pinoydude]

should a person trust on the tests he had when all of the symptoms seem not going away?? if that is not HIV related symptoms?? then what are those?? I mean a healthy immune system will fight off those symptoms...a person experiencing ringworms that he can't get rid of for a long time already...it's spreading, and he's experiencing sores in the mouth,,,one after he other... what happend?? should he get tested again???

[JeanClaude]

ALL TESTS (Conventional ELISA, Oraquick,Rapid etc) are COMPARABLE when outside the Window Period of 3 months.

-JC-

[Teak]

3 month post exposure with a rapid test is conclusive.

[pinoydude]

thank you for your answer,,i do appreciate it,,,but before answering this quesion,  did you consider the fact that the tests were RAPID TESTS??? tests that give result in >20 minutes???

what is the accuracy of the rapid tests??? are thos tests conclusive if the test is NEGATIVE?? POSITIVE??

[JeanClaude]

Regardless of symptoms, if a person tested  NEGATIVE@ 3 months He/She would be CONCLUSIVELY NEGATIVE. The result would prove that NONE of his perceived "symptoms" were HIV-related.

-JC-