Blood Product And Transplant And Hiv

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Blood Work: A Complete Guide for Monitoring HIV

Introduction Lab tests, or blood work, can give important clues about your overall health and HIV disease. Many of these tests should be done shortly after learning that you're HIV-positive. This will establish a "baseline" measure of your immune health and show how active HIV is. Knowing this information will help you watch for changes in your health over time as well as check the impact of any treatments that you take. Factors such as age,...

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Blood product contact-HIV risk

Dr Frascino, I have a similar question and a surgical resident, today I was in the OR for almost 8 hrs with a trauma pt, just after we started I felt a wet area over the skin on one of my legs, because I was assiting I did not pay much attention to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello, Prolonged exposure could theoretically increase the risk of HIV transmission.Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) should be started as soon as possible and no later than 72 hours after an exposure. I would suggest you report the incident... Read more »

Liver transplant for advanced Hep C with HIV

My husband has been HIV and Hep C positive since 1988. His t cell count for the last several years has been in the 400 range with an undetectable viral load. He has Hep C genotype 2 and has done Pegasys/Ribavirin and Pegintron/Ribavirin with no...

Response from Lynn E. Taylor, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Brown University

I am sorry your are receiving conflicting information. This can be very hard and confusing. It sounds as though your husband has cirrhosis, and well-controlled HIV on HIV medications. Ways to help the liver include not using alcohol, not smoking,... Read more »

HIV transmission from trashcan with feminine products

I am sorry to write in and ask this question because I know that there have been similar questions. However, I want to know what the risk of contracting HIV is after reaching into a bathroom trashcan and removing something that i had accidentally...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiThis does not pose a risk. HIV dies once it is outside of the body, hopefully this has taught you a lesson with the worry to wash your hands, most especially when working with feminine products and your genital areas!Be well and stay safe, Shannon... Read more »

HIV prevention testing product 'AWARE ORAL'

Hi Doctor,I am from Hong Kong and I made I think 2 donations previously to your foundation. Now I have a question. There is an advertisement in some peroidicals there is such a product called 'AWARE ORAL'. It claims that it can be used...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Saliva tests have been available for some time; however, they are not FDA approved for use in the U.S. I have no personal experience with AWARE ORAL. There was some concern about a high rate of false positives using saliva tests. Personally I... Read more »

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Will Valtrex affect antibody production to HIV?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I started Valtrex 3 days after a sexual exposure to HSV and have continued to use it everyday for suppression. could Valtrex cause my body not to create antibodies to HIV?

I have tested negative to HIV after 13 weeks, but continue to have symptoms... Read more »

Natural Product Drug for HIV/AIDS and Eczema

Posted by Ali_Rezai, 1 Reply

You can use the seeds of thin chilli peppers that have been frozen to effectively treat HIV/AIDS. I made the discovery for treating eczema. I approached the Pharmaceutical industry to find a partner to test and develop it. Novartis (a top ten... Read more »

A Thank You to Oprah Winfrey & Harpo Productions

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A Thank You to Harpo Productions and Oprah Winfrey

During one's life, there are moments which touch the heart. There are moments which inspire us to continue with our paths, dreams, goals, and intentions. And there are moments which confirm our ... Read more »

Antibody Production - From The CDC

Posted by une_fille, 2 Replies

Don't know if anyone has posted this already, but I found this while reading about rapid testing (which is what the lab I go to does) :

If a person receives a negative rapid HIV test result, is a confirmatory test needed?

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