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Mono and HIV
Hello all,
I had unprotected sex with someone 3 weeks ago.
I was diagnosed with mono a week ago.
I would like to know if HIV (ARS) can produce a false positive mono test. The test only looks for an increase in lymphocytes after all.
I would also like to know if the other way around, a mono can cause a false positive HIV test.
I had unprotected sex with someone 3 weeks ago.
I was diagnosed with mono a week ago.
I would like to know if HIV (ARS) can produce a false positive mono test. The test only looks for an increase in lymphocytes after all.
I would also like to know if the other way around, a mono can cause a false positive HIV test.
Best Answer
Every hiv hotline I called from my scare and my doctors say they have never heard that. I was scared about it and saw it mentioned on google. Worst thing you can do is lookup symptoms trust me. Nothing you can do but test after three months. I had a positive monospot at 4 months 3 weeks after my exposure, a week after a negative hiv result. I also did an hiv test at 6 months. Just test at 3 months. As for now you have mono.
My doctor wants me to come in and test at 4 weeks.
Do both tests cross react or not?
Do both tests cross react or not?
sigh...I know that, but in the mean time, I'd like to know if both test cross react.
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