NAT Non Reactive At 4 Months

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HbAsg from Non-reactive to Reactive in a span of 3 months

My HbAsg prior to my overseas work is non-reactive, however the medical test performed app. 3 months after the above test by the host country found it otherwise and was asked to go back. Could I insist the result on my pre-departure test? What could...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

There are confirmatory tests for HBsAg that need to be done to confirm that a preliminary positive test is a true positive.... Read more »

HBsAg non reactive, anti HBsAg weakly reactive

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HBsAg reactive, how to make it non-reactive

Doc, I was HBsAg reactive since 1998 and up to now. I gave birth 1999 is there a posibility that my... Read more »

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Reactive Elisa, Non-reactive Western Blot

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I went in for an HIV antibody test 90 days post-possible exposure and the result came back reactive on the Elisa and non-reactive on the western blot. Are the antibodies produced in response to HIV unique or are they generic to a host of other... Read more »

Non Reactive

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I think it is a good sign to have a non reactive test rather than a indetermate test results.
The Chance of going from a Non Reactive to Postive at 3 months is none.

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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 »

Non reactive Vs. Indetermate

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

what is the big difference in the results ?
If you had a non reactive chances are it will stay that way ?
If you have indetermante chances are they could turn positive ?

This is always puzzeld me because some band show up on a indetermante test
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