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Pcr dna 33 days INSTI 35 days
I took at a pcr dna test at 33 days I had to wait for the results. .. (today) It came back negative... but before I got my results I took a INSTI test at 5 weeks followed by a clearview rapid test on the 36th day... why are the chances that all of these didn't find the virus? All of these false negative? Today I reading all types of post on the internet bashing the pcr dna test.. but then some people praise this test.. but why I took an INSTI rapid test because even the cdc recognising this test as one of the best rapid test stating is can detect antibodies 9 whole days before WB... any advice? Plus today my body temp goes up and down... little appetite. ... scared that I actually might be infected..
You seem to know a lot about RNA test.. I took a RNA Quantitative at week 5 and week 6... but I didn't know about the qualitative test.. supposebly the qualitative is actually use to diagnose hiv with an ab hiv test with reflexes.. but I took the quantitative with the EIA with reflexes at week 6 (39 days) both came back negative.. today I took a rapid hiv clearview test (44 days after possible exposure) so right now I'm thinking that those test the RNA Quantitative test were for no reason.. I'm thinking that sense there looking for a the drug with the virus they won't pick up the actually virus it self.. but then again I'm confused about the test... the AHF uses NAT RNA test for there patients.. so wouldn't any RNA test be good?? Help me out plz..
its nothing to do with the cost of the test making it not approved,because if it was it could still be approved and carried out on a private basis. establishments like the NHS have alot of power when it comes to any kind of testing.if they offered a huge contract for pcr rna testing to manufacturers then you could rest assured that the manufacturer would do them a very good deal.im not sure as to why this method of testing is not approved because quite frankly i dont know but id say its worth listening to the FDA and other expert agencies as to why this is. but the fact is that its not approved as a standalone test and no test is marketed as fully conclusive until 3 months after exposure. it is what it is, test at 3 months for a fully conclusive result.
PCR-RNA are not standalone tests and have to be used in conjunction with an antibody test. There are no tests marketed or sold to give a conclusive test result earlier than 3 months post exposure.
Actually it was RNA pcr test... and yeah it came back negative. .. my docotor said.. that test is conclusive... if I had the virus the rna test would have caught it.. yesterday I did another clearview rapid hiv 1/2 test... and now I'm starting to doubt everything.. I don't understand.. if red cross and other foundation use these test for screening blood to give it to people in need.. and they trust it 100% why wouldn't it wotk for a regular person with an hiv infection??? That makes no sense what so ever? If these test weren't 100% accurate then they wouldn't use it for donation blood right? ? I understand the whole false postive and cost thing.. but if you didn't get a false postive and you didn't pay for it... so what's the big deal? I got the rna testat 5 weeks basically.. a INSTI test... and another clearview test... and I'm going to take a another hiv test tomorrow.. 2 days shy from 6 weeks... but my thing is would a RNA be False Negative?
i wouldnt say no good.far from it. any negative test is encouraging. maybe another antibody test at 6 to 8 weeks followed by i final test at 3 months
a duo test at 4 weeks or an antibody test at 6 weeks followed by another test at 3 months will give you definitive results.until then its not worth bankrupting yourself taking numerous tests
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