Can Past History Of Lyme Disease Interfere With Hiv Results

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Lyme Disease vs HIV testing

HiCan you please explain the similarities and differences between lyme disease testing and hiv testing? Is it possible for someone who has been tested positive for the ELISA and western blot tests may not neccessarily be infected with HIV? The...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

The combination of ELISA and Western blot are very good at detecting HIV. The ELISA is less specific but is sensitive - menaing it has permits false positives so as not to miss people with antibodies to HIV. The Western blot is more specific so... Read more »

Antibiotics, Lyme Disease, and HIV testing

After testing negative at 3 and 6 months, I had a positive ELISA, negative Western Blot at 12... Read more »

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Lymes Disease VS HIV - DONATION PROMISED!

I had a risky incident on September 2, 2010, I am a female who had unprotected sex with a local... Read more »

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Symptoms vs. testing history - what should I do?

Posted by Tryin2BRational, 3 Replies

I am trying desperately to find some closure to an ongoing concern Ive had about possibly acquiring HIV. I would appreciate your advice.

In early March 2006, I had an unprotected sexual encounter with a woman whom I met in a bar. We engaged in both... Read more »

Testing History.

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

November 11, 2004 Abbott Oraquik (two weeks after very high risk exposure), negative. 1st week Feb, 2005 Abbott
Determine HIV 1/2, negative. 1st week June, 2005 , same test, negative. 1st week October, 2005, same test, negative. 1st week January... Read more »

results

Posted by worried22yo, 4 Replies

Well, despite an overwhelming amount of dr. diagnosed symptoms all within the appropriate time frame for HIV infection and despite similar symptoms of my partner...results: NEGATIVE.
I do not even know what to say or how to feel. I keep waiting for... Read more »

Pregnancy and HIV false positive result

Posted by rustychaucer5968, 3 Replies

Hello everyone. I appreciate if anyone could answer my question regarding pregnancy and HIV False positive result.

My wife may be pregnant and she may be obtaing her routine blood test. I once read that if a pregnant woman was to take a HIV test, the... Read more »

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