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Exposure in Angola
Hi doctors,
I'm ashamed to say I'm an Indian man at this point. But the exposure I had is even more shameful and almost taking my life!!
I'm an Indian worker building railway in Angola, southwest Africa.
6 months ago I had a lot of alcohol and got drunk. The stupid thing I did was going to a bar with a native guy.
I forget if I joked I was gay but I remember I was penetrated by two black men with no condom! I was painful and bled a lot.
The next few weeks I had a temperature of 37.4 degrees Celsius from time to time, with other strange symptoms showing up.
When I'm back home, my friends told me to get tested. On 88th day I tested equivocal and then got a negative confirmatory result.
I searched on the web and it says I probably was infected by some Africa-only subtype which cannot be diagnosed until I progress into aids and extremely I'll. I am so regretted and don't want to do nothing except wait for death.
I'm ashamed to say I'm an Indian man at this point. But the exposure I had is even more shameful and almost taking my life!!
I'm an Indian worker building railway in Angola, southwest Africa.
6 months ago I had a lot of alcohol and got drunk. The stupid thing I did was going to a bar with a native guy.
I forget if I joked I was gay but I remember I was penetrated by two black men with no condom! I was painful and bled a lot.
The next few weeks I had a temperature of 37.4 degrees Celsius from time to time, with other strange symptoms showing up.
When I'm back home, my friends told me to get tested. On 88th day I tested equivocal and then got a negative confirmatory result.
I searched on the web and it says I probably was infected by some Africa-only subtype which cannot be diagnosed until I progress into aids and extremely I'll. I am so regretted and don't want to do nothing except wait for death.
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Hi, friends,
I am now in the south of China visiting my uncle. I'm in the city of Guangzhou, the 3rd the most developed city of China. My uncle recommended me to have a test in the local Hospital for Infectious Diseases, which has multiple choices of HIV testing.
Just now I tested HIV by ELISA-ab and chemiluminescence method both. And also I required to test my sub-group of T-cell(cd3 cd4 cd8 cd45).
It's been 7 months since my tragedy experience.
I asked the doctor if the tests detect all subtypes, he said they are not that specific... What does he mean?
I am now in the south of China visiting my uncle. I'm in the city of Guangzhou, the 3rd the most developed city of China. My uncle recommended me to have a test in the local Hospital for Infectious Diseases, which has multiple choices of HIV testing.
Just now I tested HIV by ELISA-ab and chemiluminescence method both. And also I required to test my sub-group of T-cell(cd3 cd4 cd8 cd45).
It's been 7 months since my tragedy experience.
I asked the doctor if the tests detect all subtypes, he said they are not that specific... What does he mean?
They are both equal. You do not have HIV.
Dear teak, it's me, this is my thread...
Please help with my question
Please help with my question
Don't be hijacking other people's thread, that's rude.
Here the doctors only have rapid test and chemiluminescence method(combi ag&ab combination test). And the dr told me chemiluminescence method is the most sensitive test they have.
I want to know what is the differences between ELISA and the chemiluminescence method in the sensitivity and the ability to detect the rare strains of HIV(e.g. N group)?
Plus, if there is no way to find out if I was infected with African rare strains of HIV, I have no choice but to test my CD4 every year to see the change.
I want to know what is the differences between ELISA and the chemiluminescence method in the sensitivity and the ability to detect the rare strains of HIV(e.g. N group)?
Plus, if there is no way to find out if I was infected with African rare strains of HIV, I have no choice but to test my CD4 every year to see the change.
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