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Iam from india. 3 days back i had sex with a prostitute .after once the condom broken.from that second iam scared about hiv .my mind is full of thinking about it.so iwant to go for testing .is this the time for rna pcr test?is rna pcr is accurate for 72 hours.pls help me
I will advice you to do' Fourth Generation ELISA testing for HIV1/2' on 6 week after the exposure.
Fourth generation ELISA for HIV1/HIV2
1) 4th generation ELISA is a DUO TEST (Antibody and Antigen Sandwich Test) .It actually looks for the P24 (protein) Antigen and Antibodies simultaneously.
2) P24 Antigen is almost always present in the body after acquiring the virus till the 4th week after infection and then it disappears .
3)Once the P24 antigen disappears,antibodies starts to show up.
4) ' Fourth generation ELISA for HIV1/HIV2' detects both P24 antigen and antibodies 3 weeks after the exposure.
5) HIV DUO test is said to be best at 28 days and 6 weeks after the exposure.
6) Fourth generation ELISA test sensitivity is >99.5% and specificity >99% to both B and non-B subtypes. If a person has taken the test at the 6 week post exposure.
So I recommended you to do 'Fourth Generation ELISA for HIV1/2' i.e HIV DUO test 6weeks after the exposure.But 12/13 week testing( 3 months) from any generation of ELISA is compulsory.
A negative results on 6 weeks by 'Fourth Generation ELISA for HIV1/2'
would mean that you would have extremely extremely....extremely low chances to be HIV + in 12/13 weeks .
Always use condom properly and never share needles.
Best of Luck
-Chirag
Fourth generation ELISA for HIV1/HIV2
1) 4th generation ELISA is a DUO TEST (Antibody and Antigen Sandwich Test) .It actually looks for the P24 (protein) Antigen and Antibodies simultaneously.
2) P24 Antigen is almost always present in the body after acquiring the virus till the 4th week after infection and then it disappears .
3)Once the P24 antigen disappears,antibodies starts to show up.
4) ' Fourth generation ELISA for HIV1/HIV2' detects both P24 antigen and antibodies 3 weeks after the exposure.
5) HIV DUO test is said to be best at 28 days and 6 weeks after the exposure.
6) Fourth generation ELISA test sensitivity is >99.5% and specificity >99% to both B and non-B subtypes. If a person has taken the test at the 6 week post exposure.
So I recommended you to do 'Fourth Generation ELISA for HIV1/2' i.e HIV DUO test 6weeks after the exposure.But 12/13 week testing( 3 months) from any generation of ELISA is compulsory.
A negative results on 6 weeks by 'Fourth Generation ELISA for HIV1/2'
would mean that you would have extremely extremely....extremely low chances to be HIV + in 12/13 weeks .
Always use condom properly and never share needles.
Best of Luck
-Chirag
i decided to wait for 3months,now iam having pain left side under jaw , i think there might be swollen glands.also some nodes are enlarged under jaw.pain in throat, but no fever .are these ars symptoms? kindly help me teak.when i develop pain under jaw i vomit due to taking excess alcohol a day before.
DNA are not diagnostic tests and an RNA tests are not a standalone test. I would do neither and wait and take an antibody test.
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