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hiv false positive
#38899 - 08/26/02 11:47 PM
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does 2 positive elisas and negaive western blot and then negative rapid test indicated I am negative?
I heard in many countries like UK there is no western blot test also. So how can I console myself that I am not HIV negative, I just had one oral sex with low risk girl. I am very worried.
All the above tests I took after 8 months.
please someone advise
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If the WB was negative the test is considered negative. I don't know why you only have one WB with 2 positive Elisas. It's an automatic thing for a lab to do a WB on a positive Elisa in the UK as well as other developed countries.
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Jackie_Blue is correct (as usual!). An ELISA is a "screening test". You shoud not be diagnosed as hiv positive until the initial ELISA antibody test is confirmed by a positive Western Blot. This is certainly the standard in Australia. The antibody test can sometimes be falsely positive. What country are you in?
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