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Accuracy Of Elisa Test After 30 Days
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Accuracy of HIV test?What is the possibility of having two HIV positive results just days apart using the OraQuick ELISA? With no prior medical history. Is it possible that there are both false positive?...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,Yes, it is indeed possible they could be false positives. Repeatedly reactive (positive) OraQuick tests are only considered "preliminarily positive." They need a confirmatory Western Blot test to be considered a true positive.Dr. Bob...
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Accuracy of PCR negative test??? Please help!Hello Mr.Frascino, first of all thank you very much for all your fantastic job that you do every... Read more »PEP and accuracy of HIV testingHi Doctor Frascino,I've had unprotected anal and oral sex with the same guy for about 1.5... Read more »
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Utilizing the Internet to Test for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Results of a Survey and Accuracy TestingAcknowledging that searching the World Wide Web for information about sexually transmitted infections is common, the authors carried out the current study to determine which Internet sites offer STI testing and to obtain information about the... Read more »
FDA Panel Calls on Orasure to Devise Trials to Test Accuracy, Safety of OraQuick Oral HIV TestThe FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee in a public hearing on Friday told Bethlehem, Pa.-based OraSure Technologies that it must devise a clinical study to test the accuracy and safety of its oral OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV 1/2 Antibody Test... Read more »
Head-to-Head Comparison of Accuracy of a Rapid Point-of-Care HIV Test With Oral Versus Whole-Blood Specimens: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisIn the current study, the researchers sought to establish whether a convenient, non-invasive HIV test that uses oral fluid was accurate compared with using the same test with blood-based specimens. The systematic review and meta-analysis compared... Read more »
Texas: National HIV Testing Day Highlights Importance of Knowing HIV StatusDallas-area AIDS service organizations expect a renewed emphasis on HIV testing will result in a record number of people participating in this year's National HIV Testing Day on June 27. The campaign is produced each year by the National Association... Read more »
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Test accuracy
Posted by merci225
Hey,I just want to know, i took a test (elisa blood test, don't know wich generation) at 36 days after ecposure, is this really reliable, i know i should wait the 6 week mark, but that most get detected by this test, when is it? assuming i had... Read more » 3 week accuracy
Posted by matty11, 1 Reply
I was just told by the testing clinic to come in 3 weeks after exposure because I was high risk. How accurate are the results at the 3 week mark? If it comes back negative, is that a good indication that the 3 month will probably be negative too?
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Testing for Hiv-accuracy of test after Exposure!!!
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Anyone please help with this one!! IF you had a possible exposure to Hiv, how long Before Tests will pick up the infection, and how accurate are the rapid Hiv tests against the Elisa tests? If you are Elisa negative at 8 weeks after infection and 12...
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Oraquick test vs. ELISA
Posted by JillianB, 6 Replies
Okay help... now I'm getting worried again. I tested negative via the Oraquick rapid test(fingerstick), and was feeling good about that... except that I've now read more than 1 post from people who say their oraquick test results were negative, but...
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