Cepatitis C Quantitative rencent test - SCARED

[GregAG]

I recently had an 8 panel test and and saw that HSV1 was value .95 range <.90.  was early after possible exposure and i still have symptoms.  I am fearful that I have it.  Also, HSV was value .90 with range of <.90.  They were listed as HSV1 - equivocal and HSV2 - negative respectively.  The test was at the 3 or 4 week mark.  The more i research the more I believe I am infected and that the test were to early to really tell

NOW, a new scare hit me as i read the test results.  Hepatitis C Quantitative was .01 with a range of <1.0

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THAT MEANS?

[ActingBrandNew]

Screening Test

Ortho HCV Version 3.0 ELISA Test System Ortho EIA
(Enzyme Immunoassay)                                                                  ≥ 3.8

Abbott HCV EIA 2.0 Abbott EIA
(Enzyme Immunoassay)                                                                  ≥ 3.8

VITROS Anti-HCV Ortho CIA
(Chemiluminescennt Immunoassay)                                                ≥ 8.0

AxSYM Anti-HCV Abbott MEIA
(Microparticle Immunoassay)                                                            ≥ 10.0

Architect Anti-HCV Abbott CMIA
(Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay)                               ≥ 5.0

Advia Centaur HCV Bayer CIA
(Chemiluminescennt Immunoassay)                                                  ≥ 11.0
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.01 is well below all of these tests.

[ActingBrandNew]

Im not sure about the HSV1 HSV2(Herpes Simplex Virus) test's you had. Sorry.

You said your Hepatitis C tests was a Quantitative however the range you listed sounds more like an antibody test.

The quantitative HCV RNA tests measure the amount of hepatitis C virus in the blood. The result will be an exact number, such as "1,215,422 IU/L." Many people refer to the quantitative measurement as the hepatitis C "viral load."

http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/patient/diagnosis/labtests-RNA-quantitative-testing.asp

.01 would not be a reading for a Quantitative test....that sounds more like an antibody test result. (In which you would have tested negative)