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Anyone familiar with the NAT test?
HI all,
I was wondering if someone could explain how someone could be EIA reactive, RIBA positive, and NAT negative? This was the results from donating blood and I am a bit confused how a NAT test could be a negative...Could this whole test be a false positive??? I have been researching for days online for some answers....Thanks
I was wondering if someone could explain how someone could be EIA reactive, RIBA positive, and NAT negative? This was the results from donating blood and I am a bit confused how a NAT test could be a negative...Could this whole test be a false positive??? I have been researching for days online for some answers....Thanks
So, if I came up negative in July after I donated blood, could I have been infected then? I am just trying to figure out the timing of all this since I am a low risk person...?
NAT is testing for nucleic acid, which is part of the HepC virus (that's how the virus replicates), so NAT is looking for virus. EIA and RIBA are looking for antibodies that you made against exposure to the virus. On the surface it looks like you may have been exposed to the virus (you will have antibodies after exposure for the rest of your life) but you may have cleared the virus. Regardless, you should follow-up with a medical professional.
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