Oraquick Test Results accuracy

[timelord]

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

[Teak]

It only concerns oral part of the test, not the use of blood.

[Thankful613]

The study is available online.  It is linked to in a Kaiser report on the study.  If you google it, and you have powerpoint you can view it.
On p 4 of the study it says that they used both fingerstick and oral fluid.  The authors do not differentiate between the two.  Later in the study (p9) they use "frozen sera" to test.  Im pretty sure this could only refer to blood and not oral mucosa.  So the spokesperson was not giving accurate info.
Remember, Bloomberg is a financial publication, and they are probably looking at this study more in terms of how this data will affect the company's sales and share price, and not how it will affect public health.

[timelord]

just called orasure. the spokesperson i spoke with informed me that this study from seattle was in regards to the oral test and not the blood rapid test. he also noted that the study and its results were from an isolated case. i must say that the study report that was written by bloomberg was poorly written. it never stated anything about whether the study was about the blood rapid or the oral rapid. thanks bloomberg for giving thousands of people anxiety and doubt regarding their tests.