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is HIV Tests realy conclusive ?
Hi--C how these docotrs are giving the answers--
Realy getting confuse .i dont know what is the truth, if it is realy true , how the blood donations are screening and confirming , if it is realy true every one will get infected directly or indirectly. are this staments realy true?
plz c below.
Dr. Das Arindam,
Pathologist and Microbiologist487 Answers since Aug 2012Answered: Sat, 25 Aug 2012Current ratingHi, welcome to HCM, I am Dr. Das
First of all you cant take the HIV test result conclusive. Because theoretically HIV can reactivate in human even after 10 years. I assume that you had enough reason to suspect the escort having HIV. Even the escort did not have active HIV you dont know whether he was inactive infection or not. so what you might do was to take anti retroviral prophylaxis which definitely would prevented you. But now not even PCR can tell when you will turn into HIV positive. This is very hard truth. But the good news is the number of this type of patient very low.
Now come to the HBV. The result will be conclusive after 6 month. before that no result is conclusive.
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Dr. Puvvula Kishore Kumar,
Dermatologist1200 Answers since Sep 2011Answered: Fri, 20 Apr 2012Current ratingHi..dear Vinay...,
Thanks for choosing HCM..,
I gone through Ur history...every word shows Ur..,
Fearness about...AIDS....,Being educated why U are encouraging ..,
these ...unprotected sex...Everday , in media....explain about prons ..,
and cons of AIDS...eventhough Ur age people commited these mistakes..,
ELISA TEST ( HIV) is screening test for AIDS...,it is not confirmation test..,
But exclude AIDS by **** this test..,It can positive between 3 months and..,
2 years....But it can detect at early days by doing...PCR and p 24...test...,
but it is more expensive...,Why U are hurrying now by doing these tests..,
ok...be positive...thanQ
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Realy getting confuse .i dont know what is the truth, if it is realy true , how the blood donations are screening and confirming , if it is realy true every one will get infected directly or indirectly. are this staments realy true?
plz c below.
Dr. Das Arindam,
Pathologist and Microbiologist487 Answers since Aug 2012Answered: Sat, 25 Aug 2012Current ratingHi, welcome to HCM, I am Dr. Das
First of all you cant take the HIV test result conclusive. Because theoretically HIV can reactivate in human even after 10 years. I assume that you had enough reason to suspect the escort having HIV. Even the escort did not have active HIV you dont know whether he was inactive infection or not. so what you might do was to take anti retroviral prophylaxis which definitely would prevented you. But now not even PCR can tell when you will turn into HIV positive. This is very hard truth. But the good news is the number of this type of patient very low.
Now come to the HBV. The result will be conclusive after 6 month. before that no result is conclusive.
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Dr. Puvvula Kishore Kumar,
Dermatologist1200 Answers since Sep 2011Answered: Fri, 20 Apr 2012Current ratingHi..dear Vinay...,
Thanks for choosing HCM..,
I gone through Ur history...every word shows Ur..,
Fearness about...AIDS....,Being educated why U are encouraging ..,
these ...unprotected sex...Everday , in media....explain about prons ..,
and cons of AIDS...eventhough Ur age people commited these mistakes..,
ELISA TEST ( HIV) is screening test for AIDS...,it is not confirmation test..,
But exclude AIDS by **** this test..,It can positive between 3 months and..,
2 years....But it can detect at early days by doing...PCR and p 24...test...,
but it is more expensive...,Why U are hurrying now by doing these tests..,
ok...be positive...thanQ
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Thats BS--there is no such thing as a 6 month or 10 year window period.The official HIV window period is 3 months and you have already been advised of this.
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