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Negative HIV report
My HIV test results were : 0.201(non reactive) and cut off rate 1. Am i negative?
I read somewhere that 0.201 is a false negative
The test was carried out after 36 days(5 weeks)
I'm very worried,how do I get my mind of this :(
It was carried out on a 4th generation ELISA
Should I retest after 2 weeks? I did not do PEP,IV drugs,chemo therapy etc and I have a very strong immune system the anti bodies should have been detected(if there were any).What are the chances of low numbers of antigen and antibodies?
The symptoms I suffered were flu(that was 2 days after and it ended in 4 days), headache(one day before the flu and I think it was because of the fat pillow I used),almost liquid stools for 2 hours(due to stress) and today I have a mouth ulcer(it came right after i drank a very hot tea and I read that they can be caused due to stress to)
I read somewhere that 0.201 is a false negative
The test was carried out after 36 days(5 weeks)
I'm very worried,how do I get my mind of this :(
It was carried out on a 4th generation ELISA
Should I retest after 2 weeks? I did not do PEP,IV drugs,chemo therapy etc and I have a very strong immune system the anti bodies should have been detected(if there were any).What are the chances of low numbers of antigen and antibodies?
The symptoms I suffered were flu(that was 2 days after and it ended in 4 days), headache(one day before the flu and I think it was because of the fat pillow I used),almost liquid stools for 2 hours(due to stress) and today I have a mouth ulcer(it came right after i drank a very hot tea and I read that they can be caused due to stress to)
Ok, thanks. Didn't see that.
To the OP your 36 days negative is encouraging, female to male transmission is lowe than the other way around. I would expect you to continue to test negative BUT you must test again at 12 weeks.
To the OP your 36 days negative is encouraging, female to male transmission is lowe than the other way around. I would expect you to continue to test negative BUT you must test again at 12 weeks.
Maybe I am missing it but I can't see that you have actually told us what your risk was? It couldf be that you are worrying over nothing?
He lives in Pakistan. You can easily check that info by hovering over the username of the member (if he/she completed their profile).
OP, your negative is very reassuring. Simply follow up with another test at 3 months for your conclusive result. It will most likely be negative.
OP, your negative is very reassuring. Simply follow up with another test at 3 months for your conclusive result. It will most likely be negative.
4th generation tests at 4 weeks are very accurate, but to officially exclude an infection you need to test at the 3 months mark.
That being said, if you live in France, a 4th generation test with a detection limit of 50 pg/ml or less performed at least 6 weeks of the known exposure is considerate definitive to exclude an HIV infection.
http://www.has-sante.fr/portail/jcms/c_704683/la-realisation-des-tests-de-depistage-de-linfection-par-le-vih-evolue
However, if you live in the US or somewhere else, you must test at 3 months to be certain.
You will be fine!
That being said, if you live in France, a 4th generation test with a detection limit of 50 pg/ml or less performed at least 6 weeks of the known exposure is considerate definitive to exclude an HIV infection.
http://www.has-sante.fr/portail/jcms/c_704683/la-realisation-des-tests-de-depistage-de-linfection-par-le-vih-evolue
However, if you live in the US or somewhere else, you must test at 3 months to be certain.
You will be fine!
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