Can Tuberculosis Delay Hiv Antibody Production Accuracy

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Reason for delayed raction?/accuracy of 6 months test

I have read on many sites, including this one, that although the vast majority of people can expect an accurate result for an HIV test 6 months after possible exposure, some people do not produce anti bodies later than this. Why is this? Is it due...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

We have heard of many urban legends on this site and others about delayed antibody production. The real data is hard to come by. To my knowledge, if these patients exist, their immune systems have not been studied.... Read more »

can pregnancy (immunosuppression) delay HIV antibody production?

Dr. Bob I respect you very much and trust your opinion...PLEASE HELP...I had an exposure 5 1/2... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Tuberculosis and HIV

Dr. Bob,I keep reading stuff about tuberculosis and HIV, but I am very confused.About 13 years ago,... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Plan to Combat Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Recommendations of the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force

Summary An estimated one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis , and nearly 9 million persons develop disease caused by M. tuberculosis each year. Although tuberculosis (TB) occurs predominantly in... Read more »

FDA Panel Calls on Orasure to Devise Trials to Test Accuracy, Safety of OraQuick Oral HIV Test

The FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee in a public hearing on Friday told Bethlehem, Pa.-based OraSure Technologies that it must devise a clinical study to test the accuracy and safety of its oral OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV 1/2 Antibody Test... Read more »

Wrangle Delays $91 Million Package to Fight HIV/AIDS in Cote d'Ivoire

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has delayed disbursement of a $91 million grant to Cote d'Ivoire, according to official sources. The Geneva-based fund failed to reach agreement with the Ivorian government over who should... Read more »

Global Fund to Consider Delaying Grant Applications in Light of Funding Shortage

As the governing board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria prepares to meet in Thailand on Wednesday, fund officials are expected to consider delaying a call for a fourth round of grant applications because of a lack of... Read more »

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chart with approximate accuracy of HIV antibody ??

Posted by sinso, 2 Replies

I have reading and found this
A person who has contracted HIV may show up positive as early as two weeks after the time they were infected. According to page 11 of the Module 6 Training Manual from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,... Read more »

Cocaine, Pot and antibodies production

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I've been reading in some Web Sites and some posts in thois forum that antibody production can be delayed way longer, whrn you use cocaine and marijuana, I have negative Oraquiks at 3, 6 and 12 months after an incident with someone that some weeks... Read more »

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 »

Orasure accuracy

Posted by Anonymous

I took the Orasure test at a NYS Department of Health testing site. I was told it is as accurate as a blood test; however, the product information insert states that its accuracy ranges from 97.7% in high risk populations to 99.6% in low risk... Read more »

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