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Is it conclusive
HI, I am raj from India few month's back I had sex with a sex worker and today I went to a HIV
testing center and got tested through tridot method. Actually I gave my blood sample of 1st of
this month but when I went today for my result he told that test was not done due to some reasons
and asked me to wait for 15 minutes for the result. So he removed my blood sample from the refrigerator
and allowed it to come to room temperature and after that he mixed it with some chemical or serum and
and kept it in a white little chamber which had only a few drops of my blood in it and after 1 or 2 min
he told that I am negative as the blood spot is pointing towards the control this whole test took just
a few minutes so can I relay on this test result I have undergone this test 3 month's post exposure and
do I need to retest again.
testing center and got tested through tridot method. Actually I gave my blood sample of 1st of
this month but when I went today for my result he told that test was not done due to some reasons
and asked me to wait for 15 minutes for the result. So he removed my blood sample from the refrigerator
and allowed it to come to room temperature and after that he mixed it with some chemical or serum and
and kept it in a white little chamber which had only a few drops of my blood in it and after 1 or 2 min
he told that I am negative as the blood spot is pointing towards the control this whole test took just
a few minutes so can I relay on this test result I have undergone this test 3 month's post exposure and
do I need to retest again.
Tridot is an ELISA test.
After three minutes, one, two, or three dots will appear. A single dot indicates an HIV negative patient but a correctly functioning test. Two indicates either HIV-1 or HIV-2 antibodies, and three dots indicates the presence of antibodies for HIV-1 and HIV-2.
After three minutes, one, two, or three dots will appear. A single dot indicates an HIV negative patient but a correctly functioning test. Two indicates either HIV-1 or HIV-2 antibodies, and three dots indicates the presence of antibodies for HIV-1 and HIV-2.
And I have last 2 questions in my mind please clarify it
1.I tested negative so will this be conclusive or do I need to again retest at 6 month's as some people say.
2.Is tridot gives accurate results just like elisa. If yes what about the time frame in which I got my result's he just gave my results in few minutes can I relay on it.
Please help me.
1.I tested negative so will this be conclusive or do I need to again retest at 6 month's as some people say.
2.Is tridot gives accurate results just like elisa. If yes what about the time frame in which I got my result's he just gave my results in few minutes can I relay on it.
Please help me.
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