I went to see an infectious disease doctor in January, 6 months after a risky sexual encounter with a woman who had many sexual partners (I did not know that back then). Anyway, about 2 months after this encounter, I developed all sorts of abdominal problems, dizziness, headaches which was later attributed to a parasitic infection. I was under lots of stress following this encounter. I have been on so many meds for this parasitic infection that my intestinal flora is horribly out of control. The Inf Disease dr send me to Lab Corp to get tested for HIV and Chlamydia/Gonorrhoeae because of persistent thrush on my penis and tongue.
Can some one which knowledge in testing please interpret the results for me? Specifically how reliable are these tests? Can any meds (mainly antibiotics,antiparasitics) interfere with the test results? The doctor wrote the script to test as follows: 1.) HIV 2.) Chlamydia/Gonorrhoeae 3.) PCR. He mentioned it was through urine. However, at the lab corp, I gave a cup of urine and they took out two small vials of blood.
Test results reads as follows:
Panel 083824
HIV 1/O/2 Abs-ICMA
HIV 1/O/2 Abs-Index Value <1.00 <1.00
Index Value: Speciment reactivity relative to the negative cutoff.
HIV 1/O/2 Abs, Qual Non Reactive Non Reactive
Chlamydia/GC Amplification
Chlamydia trachomatis, NAA Negative Negative
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, NAA Negative Negative
Please note: Acceptable speciments for this test are male urethral swab, endocervical swab and liquid based pap specimens, vaginal swabs in APTIMA transports and firt void urine.
Thanks for your responses.