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Oraquick Oral swab Test

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Is OralQuick Oral swab Antibody test is reliable as any other blood anti body test?

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There are NO TESTS marketed or sold to give a conclusive negative test earlier than 3 months post exposure.
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Oral fluid (OF) is less sensitive than the finger stick blood (FSB) test during the earlier window period of infection (~6 weeks), but should be nearly as reliable as FSB as time passes beyond 12 weeks. Basically if you have an immune system that is exposed to HIV, then you should be producing antibodies that both the OF and FSB methods can detect.
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If you have a question start your own thread.
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Does this still hold true after all the debate in 2008 from NYC and Seattle Studies??
I cant find anything more recent then 2008 for the reliability and accuracy of the test.
I just took the test in August 2010 and it was negitive after 12 weeks.. Only exposer after that was handjob with oil from csw.. so am I considred conclusive negitive??
Please respond..
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OraQuick taken at the CORRECT time is just as reliable.
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