Rapid Testing And Fingerstick Blood Collection

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC, FDA Warn About Fingerstick Devices

CDC and the Food and Drug Administration have issued a joint warning against the reuse of fingerstick and point-of-care (POC) blood testing devices. The agencies report they have documented an increasing number of blood-borne infections,... Read more »

How Accurate Are Rapid HIV Tests? Study Finds Blood Tests Slightly More Accurate Than Oral Tests

Rapid HIV tests perform slightly worse when testing oral samples in comparison to blood, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Jan. 24. Researchers from Canada, led by Nitika Pant Pai, M.D., of McGill... Read more »

People With Access to Rapid HIV Tests More Likely to Get Tested, Collect Results, Study Says

People with access to rapid HIV tests are more likely to get tested and collect their results than people with access to traditional testing, according to a study presented this week by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the XVI... Read more »

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Rapid Blood Test - Results

I was tested at 7 weeks with a Rapid Blood test at planned parenthood. It had a very dark Neg line, but a faint positive line. The nurse practitioner said it was positive. She then drew blood and sent it to the lab (labcorp) for testing. It came...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You are definitively and conclusively HIV negative. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. No additional HIV tests are warranted. (If you had been in the process of seroconverting to HIV positive at the time of the initial "faint positive... Read more »

Rapid vs. Traditional Blood Testing

Dr. Bob,First of all, I would like to thank your for your heroic efforts here and in the medical field. I also really appreciate your sense of humor, which without any doubt, helps scared or panicking peole who come to this site. I had a no risk...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello T,I agree your fears were indeed "absolutely irrational and unwarranted," particularly because you obviously knew your activities were "no risk"! I'd strongly suggest you seek counseling (psychotherapy) to help you... Read more »

Rapid Testing

I know you probobly wouldnt recommend it but I ordered a HIV rapid test kit online. I did this because here in the UAE they deport people who test positive for HIV or HEP B.Anyway my question probobly reinforces why testing should not be done at...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,They deport people who test positive for HIV or hepatitis B???? Nice. How kind and compassionate! It says a lot about how enlightened UAE is.Regarding the details on how your specific online-purchased rapid test works, it's difficult for me... Read more »

Rapid Testing - What's up with my state?

Hey Doc - Just sort of thinking out loud here. I'm wondering why more people don't have rapid testing available for HIV. I mean, they're very simple to use, and they're just as accurate as sending blood to a lab, right? Plus,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,First off, no worries about contracting anything during your blood test, OK? As for some red states being a bit "square," well, let me put it this way: the last time I had to fly to Alabama, the handsome gay flight attendant announced,... Read more »

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Question about the rapid test and how i got it

Posted by endlsskys, 1 Reply

I went in on thursday and got a rapid test done they said that I was HIV positive but needed to do a conferm test. So I am waiting on that so two weeks. My partner knows and is a little worried he might have given to me because he has cheated on me.... Read more »

Rapid oral HIV test wins FDA approval

Posted by Anonymous

Rapid oral HIV test wins FDA approval
Friday, March 26, 2004 Posted: 4:02 PM EST (2102 GMT)

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blood collection holder

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

When i got tested for HIV, I noticed that the holder for the vacium test tube had a speck of blood on it. When I questioned the technician, she said that it was just a holder and that speck would not go inside me. I was sure the needle used was new... Read more »

rapid test vs pcr test?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

can someone please tell me the difference between a suds rapid test, where you get the answer back in 20-30 minutes telling you if you have antibodies or not vs a pcr test? why is it that the in the doctors office you give blood but it takes like 2... Read more »

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