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Can Steroid Cream Cause False Negative
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Steroid creams (please answer this time)Dear, Doctor. Please, please, give me the answer this time. I've searched archives so many times and read almost all relative answers. I have no specialist like you to ask. I collected very detailed information about my medications because you...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi.1. Yes. (Why would your situation be different?)2. Nope.3. Stop worrying and start WOO-HOO-ing. Your negative HIV test five years after your possible exposure is conclusive.Dr. Bob...
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PCR negative after steroide reduction againHello, My opinion hasn't changed. Corticosteroids can suppress immune responses and might... Read more »PCR negative after reduction steroid doseHello, Although long-term use of immunosuppressive agents, such as corticosteroids, can affect... Read more »
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Is Your HIV Treatment Working? Warning Signs and False AlarmsThe first few months after starting HIV treatment are pivotal in determining whether your first regimen will be successful. Yet if you are brand new to HIV/AIDS treatment, how can you know what success is? It can be hard to tell the difference... Read more »
Early Expiration May Be Cause of Unusually High False-Positive Rates on OraQuick Rapid HIV Tests, Study FindsThere's nothing like hearing the results of studies directly from those who actually conducted the research. In this interview, you'll meet one of these impressive HIV researchers and read her explanation of a study she presented at CROI 2009. After... Read more »
Questions and Answers: False-Positive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV TestsWhat is the significance of the reported increases in false positives when using the oral fluid HIV test in New York City sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics? It is important to keep in mind that overall oral fluid tests have performed well.... Read more »
San Francisco Clinics Getting High False-Positive Rate on Oral HIV TestAccording to San Francisco Department of Public Health officials, analyses of more than 6,000 rapid-result oral HIV tests conducted in city public health clinics since spring found 47 positive results in patients who were negative in follow-up... Read more »
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False Negative
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi, I read somewhere that cortisone can cause false-negatives, well the day I took my HIV test, I had put some hydrocortisone cream on a rash I had earlier that day. Should I be concered that I recieved a false-negative?
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Help please.. Possible 2 False negative ELISA *DELETED*
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so ELISA tests NEVER give a false negative?
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Is this statement correct?
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False Negative-help
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I had Qual. DNA-PCR by Specialized Testing of St. Louis, MO at 5 weeks after an exposure which came back negative. I am still having symptoms and am awaiting an antibody test results. Did any of you have a false negative? Just wondering my chances....
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