Does Hashimoto Affect Hiv Testing Accuracy

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pimecrolimus and HIV antibody test accuracy?

My situation here is that i had an exposure about one year back and i recently got tested for HIV antibody test and the result was negative. Unfortunately i was using pimecrolimus may be once in every ten days in the same past one year. Do you think...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

No, a topical cream like pimecrolimus only has a local effect. No significant amount is absorbed and it does not affect the HIV antibody test.... Read more »

Will hepatitis vaccines interfere with HIV test accuracy?

Dear Dr. Frascino,Thank you so much for your work on this informative site! Your humor and... Read more »

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Differences/Accuracy of HIV testing

Dear Dr. Frascino,Thanks for taking the time to answer questions. I have 2 different questions for... Read more »

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Testing for Hiv-accuracy of test after Exposure!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Anyone please help with this one!! IF you had a possible exposure to Hiv, how long Before Tests will pick up the infection, and how accurate are the rapid Hiv tests against the Elisa tests? If you are Elisa negative at 8 weeks after infection and 12... Read more »

HIV Rapid Oral Fluid Test Accuracy.

Posted by Baily, 1 Reply

Does anyone know about HIV rapid oral fluid test's accuracy. I have been reading mixed reviews that the rapid oral test has a history of false negitives and does not preform as what the manufactor claims >99%.

I tested with an oral fluid test at... Read more »

Accuracy of tests

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I've heard the accuracy percentages of HIV tests, but I was wondering about something that seems rather logical. Wouldn't an inaccurate HIV test more likely be false-positive, rather than false-negative. Aren't there certain things that cause the... Read more »

accuracy of different kinds of tests

Posted by JillianB, 2 Replies

Is one type of HIV test any more accurate than the other? I had a rapid test done (not the oral one, the one that uses a blood sample, sorry I don't know the name) at 7 weeks and plan to have the same test done at 13 weeks. I just read a post by... Read more »

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