OraSure sensitivity

Hi -

No particular concern, just a question for my edification.  Anyone have any insite as to whether an oral test or a blood test is more sensitive? To what degree?

Dr. HHH noted that an HIV antibody test would test positive if a person were HIV+ 90% of the time after 4 weeks (no one should interpret that as meaning it is conclusive). Does anyone know if this would apply to oral antibody tests as well?

[Teak]

Blood tests are more sensitive.

[halfoldman]

oral quick oral fluid rapid tests are highly specific 99.7 percent,and highly sensitive 99.6 percent, check the packaging if you want to be sure, and THEY COMPARE FAVOURABLE TO BLOOD TESTS, so they are highly reliable as long as you follow the window period guidelines,a positive oraquick must be confirmed with a westernblot or other conformatory test like the IFA. BYE

[Teak]

Blood tests are more sensitive than oral test. The sensitivity goes as follows.

Blood
Oral
Urine

[JeanClaude]

The statistics you are citing are accurate ONLY outside of the WINDOW PERIOD when all tests ae comparable.

-JC-