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Does Pcr Test Only Detect Early Infection
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Ask the Experts
Usefulness of pcr's for early detectionDear Doctor, I went through a very long acute viral syndrome with many symptoms. During that time three PCR'S showed that I was undetectable <400 copies at one, two, and three months. Then, the cd4 count fell by 40% in one week and I am now...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
There is not a good reason for why the PCR tests were negative during acute infection. A plasma viral load test or DNA PCR test from blood cells should be positive within a few days to a couple of weeks after infection. The PCR test could have been...
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Infection risks and PCR-test reliabilityHi,I'm in Indonesia, and a few days ago I made the biggest mistake of my life: I had vaginal... Read more »Initial ICMA positive with Indeterminate Western Blot followed by a non-detectable HIV-1 RNA PCR testDr.I want to first thank you for having a forum like this. So here it goes...about a week and a... Read more »
Articles
South Africa: Early Detection of TB Among HIV-Infected Could Avert Many DeathsEarly detection and treatment of TB among HIV-positive individuals could avert a significant number of deaths in South Africa, suggests a new report. Of 240 people ages 20-45 who died at a KwaZulu-Natal hospital in a recent 10-month period, 94... Read more »
Risk-Based Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing Fails to Detect the Majority of HIV-Infected Persons in Medical Care SettingsIn order to assess opportunities for early HIV diagnosis in a comprehensive public health care system, the researchers undertook a retrospective review of patients newly diagnosed with HIV from September 2001 to December 2003. Of 348 patients newly... Read more »
California: Program Offers Free Early-Detection HIV TestA more accurate HIV test is now being offered for free at three San Diego-area locations thanks to a joint research effort by the University of California-San Diego's Antiviral Research Center (ARC) and San Diego County's Health and Human Services... Read more »
HIV Testing Should Be Part of Routine Medical Care; Early Detection Can Lengthen Lifespan, Prevent Spread, Studies SuggestVoluntary HIV testing should be a routine part of medical care in the United States, and early detection of the disease could add more than a year to the lifespan of HIV-positive patients at a cost comparable to other common screenings, including... Read more »
Connect With Others
Neg EIA @ 8 wks & 'non-detectable' PCR @ 7 wks
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
i have currently tested negative EIA (ELISA i guess, am i correct) at 8 weeks and also had a 'non-detectable' PCR at 7 weeks. the whole stuff does show some signs of hope for me. but can someone who has an idea about these help me please !!Can I... Read more » PCR tests do what?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
people are posting about PCR tests and what they do. what do they do? how can they tell you so early whether or not your have the HIV? and other people say the pcr tests are not 100%...if they are so great why are they not the 100% accurrate? ...
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PCR not detecting all strains of HIV?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
As many worried persons, I took a PCR-RNA 4 weeks after my infection risk, to amend my fears. It came back negative. Although I should relax now, I'm still concerned, because I have read that all commercially available PCR-kits are just looking for...
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What type of PCR tests are done in the USA?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Molecular detection of human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection among commercial sex workers using the polymerase chain reaction in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 1996 Nov;25(6):831-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97207755 Goh CL; Chan RK;... Read more »
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