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Can Asthma Medication Interfere With HIV Test Results
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Would Celexa interfere with HIV antibody ELISA test result.Dr. McGovern, I got tested for HIV like ten days ago after eight months of exposure(EIA Elisa Antibody test). the result came out to be negative. But i am still worried, the reason being is that i was on antidepressant medication(celexa 20mg/day)...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
If the exposure you were worried about occurred in October, then your antibody test should have been positive by June.I would not seek further testing at this point in time. As far as Celexa goes, this should not interfere with HIV testing.My advice...
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Do antibiotics interfere with HIV test results?I have just been tested and was negative. I have been taking Penicillin and Clindamycin for a root... Read more »Is there any special condition that can interfere with a accurate test result?Hi, please answer this question. I know you are really busy and this is not the only question you... Read more »
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Tests on HIV Drug Bring Good ResultsThe Food and Drug Administration has granted fast-track status to an AIDS treatment made by Progenics Pharmaceuticals after initial clinical trials of the drug, PRO 140, reduced HIV concentrations in blood by an average maximum of 98.5 percent.... Read more »
FDA Approves New Rapid HIV Test Delivering Results in 60 SecondsRichard Klein, FDA . Earlier this week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of the INSTI™ HIV-1 Antibody Test, a new, single use rapid test for the detection of HIV antibodies developed by bioLytical Laboratories of... Read more »
Maryland Hospital Asks FDA to Examine Testing Equipment After Possible Incorrect HIV, Hepatitis Test ResultsMaryland General Hospital officials have said that they will ask FDA to investigate the reliability of the hospital's blood testing equipment after reports that the hospital may have released hundreds of incorrect HIV and hepatitis test results,... Read more »
Initial Results From Washington, D.C., HIV Testing Program Show City's HIV Prevalence More Than Twice National AverageInitial results from a Washington, D.C., campaign to have all residents tested for HIV show that HIV prevalence in the city is more than twice the nation's average, according to results released Tuesday during a meeting of the Mayor's Task Force on... Read more »
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One month on medication---first test results
Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies
Hi everyone,I've been on the sustiva/truvada combo for one month. My t-cells went from 248 to 354 and my viral load went from 39,000 to 83. My doctor says this is good. I guess I just want to hear from others with more treatment experience what they... Read more » Test results to HIV and HCV
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
In a suicide attempt, a 27-year-old man injected himself in the brachial vein with 0.1 ml of blood that he had obtained, using the same insulin syringe, from a drug addict seropositive for HIV and HCV. Thirteen days after the injection, the man had...
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Medication affecting HIV test
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Where can I find out information about medication affecting results of HIV test? I was on antifungal when I took my test & worried about false negative.Read more » HIV DNA RT by PCR test and PEP medications
Posted by johnnyyop2011, 1 Reply
On June 16, I discovered I was exposed several times to HIV from March 15 to June 10.I tested negative via an antibody tests both in April and on June 17. On June 17, I was immediately put on Post Exposure Prophylaxis medications (Kaletra 200-50 mg... Read more »
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