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HIV testing! please confirm my
I have test negative 4 times for HIV at: 25 days( rapid test)
6 weeks( 3rd gen Elisa/ with HIV-RNA test)
10 weeks( 3rd gen Elisa/ with HIV-RNA test)
15.5 weeks(3 and half months)
Can i be free of HIV and move on with my LIFE!!
According to CDC the window period is 3 months or 6 months?? I never had any major immune suppressing incident... no cancer, no drugs, no chemo
6 weeks( 3rd gen Elisa/ with HIV-RNA test)
10 weeks( 3rd gen Elisa/ with HIV-RNA test)
15.5 weeks(3 and half months)
Can i be free of HIV and move on with my LIFE!!
According to CDC the window period is 3 months or 6 months?? I never had any major immune suppressing incident... no cancer, no drugs, no chemo
here is some info from Dr. Hook
by Edward W Hook, MD, May 14, 2011 04:25PM "Further, we do not recommend RNA (PCR) tests for HIV testing. The problems with these tests are: that they have a higher false positive rate than antibody tests, that the time course by which they become positive in infected persons, while certainly sooner than the antibody tests, is not well characterized; and that they tend to be expensive. They are becoming more widely used but at the present time are not sufficient for a definitive diagnosis of HIV and while a negative test is somewhat helpful information in many situations, it is not sufficiently well characterized to be definitive. It doesn't surprise me that the test center recommends these tests, they make money on it. The fact that you cannot find much information on RNA PCR tests should be considered to support what I've just told you."
I'm sure it makes people feel better for the time being, but an antibody test is all thats needed at 3 months post exposure
by Edward W Hook, MD, May 14, 2011 04:25PM "Further, we do not recommend RNA (PCR) tests for HIV testing. The problems with these tests are: that they have a higher false positive rate than antibody tests, that the time course by which they become positive in infected persons, while certainly sooner than the antibody tests, is not well characterized; and that they tend to be expensive. They are becoming more widely used but at the present time are not sufficient for a definitive diagnosis of HIV and while a negative test is somewhat helpful information in many situations, it is not sufficiently well characterized to be definitive. It doesn't surprise me that the test center recommends these tests, they make money on it. The fact that you cannot find much information on RNA PCR tests should be considered to support what I've just told you."
I'm sure it makes people feel better for the time being, but an antibody test is all thats needed at 3 months post exposure
thanks 1 last question
HIV-1 RNA using molecular methodology to detect acute HIV infection
Does it look for HIV RNA at even 6 weeks(thought it might be late), is RNA testing at that point even effective and usefull?
HIV-1 RNA using molecular methodology to detect acute HIV infection
Does it look for HIV RNA at even 6 weeks(thought it might be late), is RNA testing at that point even effective and usefull?
althought seems unlikely would a HCV or hep a,b,c co infection or any single one of them delay the antibodies to be produced for the the test to detect
Thank you
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