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Hiv Detection status
Oct 9, 2008
Hello,
I read in one of your replies that an individual can sometime not develop hiv antibodies for a very long period than the six months and you recommended to test every six months for ten years. My questions are,10 if a person does not develop antibodies then his antigen test can be a solution to identify the Virus.
As i recently had a Bioelisa Hiv Ag/Ab Combo test at 5 months and 2 weeks after exposure and the result was negative, 2) can this be satisfactory for me?
Thank you
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Response from Dr. Horwath
I believe you misinterpreted my reply. Current HIV antibody tests are very sensitive and a test done 12 weeks after exposure will detect virtually every positive case.
You can be very confident that your negative test after 5 months is reliable.
However, the important message is to ALWAYS use condoms when having sex. This will protect you. Testing after exposure will not protect you; it can only inform you of your status.
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