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I also had an unprotected anal sex about 5 weeks ago.
I dont know his status.
four weeks later( about last Saturday), I started feeling unwell.
I feel headache first.
But later develop low grade fever with painful minor swelling of a lymph node under anterior right neck( not visible, just feeling slight swelling and pain) with minor sore throat.
The fever lasted for about only one day.
The fever relieved.Sore throat pain reduces.
But fever came again n relieve again.
No runny nose,no cough and no rash.
I thought I was well again.
But on last night i had a high fever with chills and sore throat again.
Now fever is not steady fall, disappear and appear again.
There are body pain, back, legs.
But chest pain is the worst.
Are they similar to ARS fever symptoms?
I know I need an antibody test at 12 week.
But I just wanna know my suffering symptoms are ARS or not.
Moreover, here in my town and my surroundings have flu persons, may be seasonal flu.
Please access my symptoms, experts.
Intermittent fever, chest pain.
kindly please answer me.
I dont know his status.
four weeks later( about last Saturday), I started feeling unwell.
I feel headache first.
But later develop low grade fever with painful minor swelling of a lymph node under anterior right neck( not visible, just feeling slight swelling and pain) with minor sore throat.
The fever lasted for about only one day.
The fever relieved.Sore throat pain reduces.
But fever came again n relieve again.
No runny nose,no cough and no rash.
I thought I was well again.
But on last night i had a high fever with chills and sore throat again.
Now fever is not steady fall, disappear and appear again.
There are body pain, back, legs.
But chest pain is the worst.
Are they similar to ARS fever symptoms?
I know I need an antibody test at 12 week.
But I just wanna know my suffering symptoms are ARS or not.
Moreover, here in my town and my surroundings have flu persons, may be seasonal flu.
Please access my symptoms, experts.
Intermittent fever, chest pain.
kindly please answer me.
Weakly reactive is BS, you either get reactive or non-reactive.
I dont understand it. Please explain me.
I dont understand it. Please explain me.
When at all possible use a blood test as rapid tests tend to have a higher false positive rate. Weakly reactive is BS, you either get reactive or non-reactive. If you have a reactive test then blood is drawn for a WB which is a confirmation test.
Please, let me ask you for the last time.
I want to clarify the facts.
I understand experts may be busy.
I know that ELISA and rapid tests have similar functions and accurancy.
But for my case, rapid tests results show weak positive whereas the ELISA showed non-reactive.
Some sites suggest that if a positive test is obtained in a rapid test, it should be confirmed by another type/brand of rapid test.Is it true?For me, if it is true, I tested and tested again by other brands and results were weak positive always. But When I tested with ELISA, a NON-REACTIVE result came.I want to know whether all rapid tests showed false positive or ELISA was not as effective as rapid ones to detect antibodies at the same time?
In a post answered by doctors here( I searched from search box),
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV---Prevention/False-positive-rapid-HIV-test/show/1716155
and again
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV---Prevention/help-with-test-types/show/1683818
I want to clarify the facts.
I understand experts may be busy.
I know that ELISA and rapid tests have similar functions and accurancy.
But for my case, rapid tests results show weak positive whereas the ELISA showed non-reactive.
Some sites suggest that if a positive test is obtained in a rapid test, it should be confirmed by another type/brand of rapid test.Is it true?For me, if it is true, I tested and tested again by other brands and results were weak positive always. But When I tested with ELISA, a NON-REACTIVE result came.I want to know whether all rapid tests showed false positive or ELISA was not as effective as rapid ones to detect antibodies at the same time?
In a post answered by doctors here( I searched from search box),
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV---Prevention/False-positive-rapid-HIV-test/show/1716155
and again
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV---Prevention/help-with-test-types/show/1683818
the day ELISA performed is 6 weeks and 4 days after possible exposure. the results of rapid tests were interpreted by different brands. so many positive in rapid n one non- reactive ELISA
please dont ban me. pls advise me.
today i remade rapid whole blood test according to instructions of test.including this test, all rapid tests were weakly positive to positive. but ELISA on 16.9.2012 was non-reactive.
today i remade rapid whole blood test according to instructions of test.including this test, all rapid tests were weakly positive to positive. but ELISA on 16.9.2012 was non-reactive.
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i made same day testing for HIV.
but different results came weak positive n positive in three brands of rapid test strips but non reactive in ELISA. which test should i believe? testing is about 6.5 weeks after exposure. some say that positive rapid tests should be confirmed with ELisa? is it true? kindly pls answer me
but different results came weak positive n positive in three brands of rapid test strips but non reactive in ELISA. which test should i believe? testing is about 6.5 weeks after exposure. some say that positive rapid tests should be confirmed with ELisa? is it true? kindly pls answer me
Take yuor questions to the testing center, there is nothing more we can help you with.
which is believeable?
i want to know whether rapid tests gave false ppositive or Elisa gave false negative. pls explain me
i want to know whether rapid tests gave false ppositive or Elisa gave false negative. pls explain me
yesterday i made ELISA test at a laboratory. i got result today. the result is written non reactive. but i got weak positive in early rapid tests done a day before ELISA. WHICH CAN BE CORRECT? rapid tests r by using test strips with whole blood by fingerprick.
i need you experts. now i knew i m weak positive by rapid antibody test. what should i continue to do now? i havent told anyone about my situation. western blot test is not easily avai
lable in myanmar. do i need another elisa test? can ELISA be useful
now?
lable in myanmar. do i need another elisa test? can ELISA be useful
now?
So you had unprotected peneterative anal sex when you knew that could put you at risk of contracting HIV? You don't need our help, you need the help of a mental help professional.
I had a receptive insertive anal sex with unknown status partenr.
I suddenly put my head of penis inside him and he can't stand pain so i removed immediately.
I made HIV antibody rapid test 6 weeks and 2 days after that exposure(they said they use immunochromatic test by Determine strip) at 6 weeks after exposure at a clinic and the result came out non-reactive.
but at 6 weeks and 3 days, I tested myself with a test device (using whole blood by fingerprick) and the result is weak positive.
I frightened a lot.
Is it false positive?
How can I confirm whether it is false positive or true positive?
Here in Myanmar, many clinics use rapid test that give result within 20 minutes as screening test.
What should I do now?
Meanwhile, I am suffering from respiratory tract infection-productive cough sometimes low grade fever.
I suddenly put my head of penis inside him and he can't stand pain so i removed immediately.
I made HIV antibody rapid test 6 weeks and 2 days after that exposure(they said they use immunochromatic test by Determine strip) at 6 weeks after exposure at a clinic and the result came out non-reactive.
but at 6 weeks and 3 days, I tested myself with a test device (using whole blood by fingerprick) and the result is weak positive.
I frightened a lot.
Is it false positive?
How can I confirm whether it is false positive or true positive?
Here in Myanmar, many clinics use rapid test that give result within 20 minutes as screening test.
What should I do now?
Meanwhile, I am suffering from respiratory tract infection-productive cough sometimes low grade fever.
Seek professional help. You are out of the scope for help this forum or any online forum can provide.
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