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Can I Trust A Negative Rapid HIV Test
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Oraquick Rapid Test Year After Incident-Can I trust the negative?Hi Dr. Bob!I took an Oraquick rapid test, the one where you swab your gums, one year after i was raped vaginally. There was no ejaculation, but I nevertheless went through the rape kit process as well as counseling. A year after the incident, I...Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Your negative OraQuick rapid test one year after a possible exposure is definitive and conclusive. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. No further tests are warranted.Dr. Bob...
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Ding Dong Injury- Can people trust the rapid hiv tests? (Seattle Department Finds OraSure HIV Test to Be Less Accurate Than Label Claims)DR Greetings and well wishes!! I hope your having a fabulous evening!! First let me tell you... Read more »you are the only one I will trust or believe please help me please...regarding rapid test in er setting I know that dr lied to me please please respond!Ok I am sure I will win the award for train wreck of the month but here is my story. I am so... Read more »
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Innovative Rapid HIV Test Appears to Detect Acute HIV; OraQuick Rapid Saliva Tests Found to Be Not Very Accurate for High Risk TestersMy name's Chris Pilcher and I'm a HIV researcher from UCSF [University of California, San Francisco]. I'm principally interested in HIV diagnostics and particularly in detecting and managing acute HIV infection. The poster is appropriately titled,... Read more »London Health Service Begins Offering Rapid HIV TestsBarts and the London NHS Trust has become the first National Health Service provider in the United Kingdom to offer rapid, oral HIV tests, BBC News reports. Officials hope that the service will increase the number of people who seek testing... Read more »How Accurate Are Rapid HIV Tests? Study Finds Blood Tests Slightly More Accurate Than Oral TestsRapid 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 »New York Times Examines Rapid HIV Testing, Debate Over OTC Use; Newsweek Profiles OraSure CEO, Oral HIV TestThe New York Times on Saturday examined rapid HIV testing -- which has become the center of the U.S. strategy to prevent the disease and some say has "revolutionized" testing -- and the debate surrounding FDA 's consideration of a proposal to... Read more »
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rapid testing accuracy
Posted by DUVCAST, 1 Reply
can someone here been tested positive with rapid testing, just want to know if I can trust my results, since I coming back negative at 5.5 months. Thank you for participating rapid testing accuracy Just how is someone else's test result going to...
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Trust my negative results?
Posted by Franek, 3 Replies
I'm a male hetero, nearing 40 and heavy smoker, heavy weekend drinker, skilled manual worker (though more qualified), never been an IDU, suffered depression and anxiety for 7 years. I am highly anxious now and have sprouted rather a many grey hair... Read more » How accurate is Oraquick Advice Rapid HIV Test?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
From all the articles i read the specificity on the test is 100% which means if your negative then your really negative unless your in the window period.This was the fingerprick test I tested 43 Days after exposure - negative I tested 121 days after... Read more » hiv rapid test 1/2
Posted by sillysausage, 1 Reply
Hi everyone,are these tests highly reliable after six months? I had a negative one today thank god, but the doc still sends all bloods off to lab to test as well. Have i anything to worry about? hiv rapid test 1/2 It was conclusive at three months;... Read more » Advertisement Advertisement
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