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Negative HIV report

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My HIV test results were : 0.201(non reactive) and cut off rate 1. Am i negative?
I read somewhere that 0.201 is a false negative
The test was carried out after 36 days(5 weeks)
I'm very worried,how do I get my mind of this :(
It was carried out on a 4th generation ELISA
Should I retest after 2 weeks? I did not do PEP,IV drugs,chemo therapy etc and I have a very strong immune system the anti bodies should have been detected(if there were any).What are the chances of low numbers of antigen and antibodies?
The symptoms I suffered were flu(that was 2 days after and it ended in 4 days), headache(one day before the flu and I think it was because of the fat pillow I used),almost liquid stools for 2 hours(due to stress) and today I have a mouth ulcer(it came right after i drank a very hot tea and I read that they can be caused due to stress to)
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mqm
Actually the test was ECLIA and not ELISA. Do they have a difference in accuracy?
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mqm
well my test was carried out at 5 weeks and 3 days
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That'd the thing even a 2nd or 3rd gen test is accurate enough to give you a goofs indication at 6 weeks , honestly you should breathe a lot easier if you have a 6 week negative , it is unlikely to change at 12 weeks ...
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mqm
But how is it that they say it is conclusive at 6 weeks if you use the 4th gen elisa?
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Pity they don't have a like button , I like Joggens response .
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Your test result was negative and is a very good indication that you don't have HIV. However, testing guidelines recommend that 4th generation tests be followed up with an antibody test at 3 months for confirmation.

Your test result is much more meaningful than any symptoms that you have, so focus on that. Symptoms have little diagnostic value for determining whether someone is infected, and your symptoms are not consistent with acute HIV infection anyway.
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