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Oraquick Test Results accuracy
hi everyone. i wanted to know if any of you had seen the latest hiv rapid test study done in seattle, wa in regards to the accuracy of the oraquick hiv rapid test? was this study concerning the oral rapid test or the blood test? the report was not really clear in which test this study was done on. dr. hhh mentioned he thought it was the blood test. but after reading the report again, it would appear that the study was in regards to the oral test. can i trust my test results of negative. i tested out to about 11 months negative. my tests were rapid blood tests. can i trust the results? please help.. thanks
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oh my man.. i just went to the link you gave and read it all... read what it says.... dude it mentions testing at 4 days after exposure... come on.......4 days after exposure to an acutely infected partner?? 4 days??? come on... how can the test be accurate at 4 days after an exposure? it also mentions something about 9 discordant results with Oraquick...well, how many days after exposure were those tests taken? it doesn't say...
Man, all of this is about EARLY INFECTION.. it mentions nothing about 3 month window period...
and again, I stress in the conclusion of the study what does it say???
Oraquick MAY be less sensitive than EIA's in early HIV infection..
Anyway, I am with teak on this one...
Enough...The test study speaks for itself... it tells all in the conclusion and it goes with along with what every professional has told me on the phone.... This study is about early infection detection... nothing is mentioned about the window period..
Anyway, teak has told us, Lizzie Lou has told everyone and the professionals have told everyone... You are NEGATIVE if you tested after the window period....
Just like the test instructions say.... Any test result is not 99% valid or conclusive until after 3 months...
Lighten up... relax, go on with your life... everything is gonna be ok... because you are NEGATIVE!
Man, all of this is about EARLY INFECTION.. it mentions nothing about 3 month window period...
and again, I stress in the conclusion of the study what does it say???
Oraquick MAY be less sensitive than EIA's in early HIV infection..
Anyway, I am with teak on this one...
Enough...The test study speaks for itself... it tells all in the conclusion and it goes with along with what every professional has told me on the phone.... This study is about early infection detection... nothing is mentioned about the window period..
Anyway, teak has told us, Lizzie Lou has told everyone and the professionals have told everyone... You are NEGATIVE if you tested after the window period....
Just like the test instructions say.... Any test result is not 99% valid or conclusive until after 3 months...
Lighten up... relax, go on with your life... everything is gonna be ok... because you are NEGATIVE!
well.... here is the last of what I am gonna say about it. I trust professional people in the field Orasure employee, HIV specialist who had PROFESSIONAL knowledge and interpretation of the study. Also, the health dept where the study was conducted..I would trust a professional ANYDAY over an average joe online trying to understand a study and it's conclusions...
Also, the study conclusion revealed.... and the ONLY thing it says ...and it states from the PPT slideshow online...is that Oraquick is not as accurate in detection of early infection.... hence what the professional told me on the phone at the AIDS clinic in the south concurred.
Now, I can read and understand that much.. Some people are just assuming that it means the test is not as accurate at ANY time... That is not what the study says... it says not as accurate in early infection..
You can slice and dice this up as much as one wants too... but that is what the conclusion says...no matter if it is with the oral or blood... it only mentions accuracy in early infection.. Now, if this applies to you... I am sorry. I had my 10 12 tests way after the window period... If you only had yours close to the window period, I am sorry.. maybe you need to go and retest with a better test or something...
But since you like to quote off the FACTS of the test study.. like I said before.. it only mentions the Oraquick not being as accurate in early infection.. nothing is mentioned in regards to testing in later stages..
Now really... do you honestly think Oraquick is going to make a test that only, kind of detects HIV or only HIV 1 gp41??? Do you think that Oraquick is going to just have a test that will only "kind of find" it.. Give Orasure some credit here..Heck, if you want, I will call Orasure tomorrow and talk to some of their diagnostic scientists if you want me too?? the designers of the test, field representatives...Maybe they can tell us exactly which bands it detects and just how sensitive it is...
And, you also mention the ALL PERFECT EIA or ELISA.. I believe I also saw in that study you quote so much about. I believe I saw that it also misses some early infections as well...Should we all just discredit the EIS or the ELISA well and only depend on the NAAT?
geesh man...lighten up.. the tests are accurate... I don't give a rats patooty about some off the wall study that you nor I am trained to understand fully... but I do know and I learned from past experience.... when a professional tells you something, one should listen to them and MOVE ON...They are trained and know a lot more about it than you and I. every person that I talked to on the phone knew all about the study and knew what they were talking about.. I would fully trust someone who is trained rather than someone's opinion online. Heck, even Dr. Bob (the body) addressed this issue on his website when he was replying to a fellow poster..
Dr. Bob told the poster..you have been tested 3 times way beyond the 3 month window period.. do you honestly think that all 3 tests were going to miss and infection? Also, Dr. HHH also addressed this with a poster as well.. he said pretty much the same thing... This particular poster had tested multiple times, Dr. HHH also told him, do you think that all of your tests would have missed an infection??
I am finished with this... I trust all of my results.. but my post that I made earlier this evening still stands...everything in it makes perfect sense.. I guess one has to make their own decisions.. but I believe that if I make phonecalls to enough people who are trained in HIV testing and the HIV test device itself, I believe that if all 3 people were telling me the same thing, I would think it would probably be the truth..
you all be good and please accept your test results... if you tested after the 3 month window period, you are fine.. whether it is the oral or blood rapid, you are fine. NEGATIVE
Also, the study conclusion revealed.... and the ONLY thing it says ...and it states from the PPT slideshow online...is that Oraquick is not as accurate in detection of early infection.... hence what the professional told me on the phone at the AIDS clinic in the south concurred.
Now, I can read and understand that much.. Some people are just assuming that it means the test is not as accurate at ANY time... That is not what the study says... it says not as accurate in early infection..
You can slice and dice this up as much as one wants too... but that is what the conclusion says...no matter if it is with the oral or blood... it only mentions accuracy in early infection.. Now, if this applies to you... I am sorry. I had my 10 12 tests way after the window period... If you only had yours close to the window period, I am sorry.. maybe you need to go and retest with a better test or something...
But since you like to quote off the FACTS of the test study.. like I said before.. it only mentions the Oraquick not being as accurate in early infection.. nothing is mentioned in regards to testing in later stages..
Now really... do you honestly think Oraquick is going to make a test that only, kind of detects HIV or only HIV 1 gp41??? Do you think that Oraquick is going to just have a test that will only "kind of find" it.. Give Orasure some credit here..Heck, if you want, I will call Orasure tomorrow and talk to some of their diagnostic scientists if you want me too?? the designers of the test, field representatives...Maybe they can tell us exactly which bands it detects and just how sensitive it is...
And, you also mention the ALL PERFECT EIA or ELISA.. I believe I also saw in that study you quote so much about. I believe I saw that it also misses some early infections as well...Should we all just discredit the EIS or the ELISA well and only depend on the NAAT?
geesh man...lighten up.. the tests are accurate... I don't give a rats patooty about some off the wall study that you nor I am trained to understand fully... but I do know and I learned from past experience.... when a professional tells you something, one should listen to them and MOVE ON...They are trained and know a lot more about it than you and I. every person that I talked to on the phone knew all about the study and knew what they were talking about.. I would fully trust someone who is trained rather than someone's opinion online. Heck, even Dr. Bob (the body) addressed this issue on his website when he was replying to a fellow poster..
Dr. Bob told the poster..you have been tested 3 times way beyond the 3 month window period.. do you honestly think that all 3 tests were going to miss and infection? Also, Dr. HHH also addressed this with a poster as well.. he said pretty much the same thing... This particular poster had tested multiple times, Dr. HHH also told him, do you think that all of your tests would have missed an infection??
I am finished with this... I trust all of my results.. but my post that I made earlier this evening still stands...everything in it makes perfect sense.. I guess one has to make their own decisions.. but I believe that if I make phonecalls to enough people who are trained in HIV testing and the HIV test device itself, I believe that if all 3 people were telling me the same thing, I would think it would probably be the truth..
you all be good and please accept your test results... if you tested after the 3 month window period, you are fine.. whether it is the oral or blood rapid, you are fine. NEGATIVE
men are soooooo silly!!! since you think with your "mr willies"...is this post about who is right/smarter...or who has the biggest mr willie????
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