NAT And Elias At 18 Weeks

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Positive ELIAS and p51 Western Blot

I am trying to get pregnant, so I had an HIV test which concluded with a positive ELIAS the 1st time, all western blot bands negative. Although my doctors said not to worry, I was very distressed. My 2nd test two weeks later showed a positive...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

This particular forum is exclusively for discussion of the side effects of HIV therapy.... Read more »

Negative NAT, and then Positive ECLIA

I had a low-risk (or no risk) exposure last July 14, 2012. It was protected sex and unprotected... Read more »

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NAT vs. antibody testing question

Hello~I have read several posts on this site that discuss NAT and how accurate those tests are, but... Read more »

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U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Statement of Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Jack Whitescarver, Ph.D., and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., National Institutes of Health on the 25th Anniversary of the First Published Reports of AIDS

Monday, June 5, 2006, marks the 25th anniversary of the first reported cases of what is now known as the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). From a handful of initial reports in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , AIDS has grown into... Read more »

Joint Statement From Drs. Elias Zerhouni, Jack Whitescarver and Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health on World AIDS Day

On December 1, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) joins with people around the globe in commemorating World AIDS Day. More than 25 million men, women and children have already died, and an estimated 33.2 million people around the world are... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

South Africa: Transfusion of Blood Safer From HIV Than Ever

The introduction of nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) for HIV by the South African National Blood Service has significantly cut the risk of being infected through transfusion, an SANBS official said recently. The remark followed reports of a... Read more »

FDA Approves First Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) System to Screen Whole Blood Donors for Infections With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

The Food and Drug Administration has licensed the first nucleic acid test (NAT) system intended for screening donors of whole blood and blood components intended for use in transfusion. This test system can simultaneously detect the presence of HIV... Read more »

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NAT positive, but still have a question

Posted by paper_plane, 1 Reply

I have a question, probably just me being in denial about this whole thing, but i went in for a rapid HIV test because the week before i got strep, went to the doctor and tested positive for it, and i knew that could be a sign of HIV infection. I... Read more »

NAT exam

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have read in another post that NAT can only grab the virus in the first weaks after, is it true???? Read more »

NAT testing

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

What exactly is NAT testing? I have heard that blood banks use this technology to test the blood supply to make sure it is safe.
I have recieved a 13 week negative so I'm good to donate but still a little gun-shy. I guess I am just wondering how... Read more »

NAT testing

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Does anyone know anything about Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) I was told that blood banks use it to seek the virus in donated Blood. How effective is it? I have had numberous negitive Elisa test from home Access over the past six months( with no risky... Read more »

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