Weakly Reactive duo test

[Xavier69]

Please can you help me - a result has come back weakly reactive.

What does this mean exactly? Previous tests have been sent to confirmation lab and come back negative, though the result paper doesn't state why they were sending it to the reference lab. The clinic did say that my previous two tests were equivocal and also that this new one was, but on the paper it says weakly reactive. Is weakly reactive and equivocal the same thing?

This test they say is 'identical' to a test a couple of months ago and so they aren't sending it for retesting.

[scorpion98]

get tested after 3 months from a different lab for a all conclusive test.

[scorpion98]

there is nothing to worry.  just to be sure get tested at 3 months from a different lab. which will have a different assay.  it will negative for sure.

[Xavier69]

Yes, but I have had:

Isn't an Anti-HIV 1 / HIV 2 + P24AG a duo test? Testing for antibodies and antigen?

They did three tests for these...all different manufacturers.

[Teak]

A P24 test is not an antibody test. It's an antigen test.

[Xavier69]

They have all been antibody tests - and at the reference lab, all three seperate tests came back negative, as well as the p24 test.

[Teak]

Then go to another testing clinic and take just an antibody test.