Eating Food Made By Someone With HIV Negative Elisa At 16 Weeks

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TWELVE negative ELISAs out to 24 weeks!

Hi Doc,It's me, JC, again. I asked about donating blood to the Red Cross with negative home access tests out to 24 weeks. Actually, and now I'm very embarassed to say it, but I had tests at 2,4,6,8,9,10,11,12,19,20,22, and 24 weeks! I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey J.C.,You've had negative tests at 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 22 and 24 weeks and you are wondering if I think there is any chance your blood is not safe??? Hmmm . . . Actually, I wonder if you have any blood left to donate!... Read more »

HBV reactive and 14,20 Weeks Elisa test for HIV negative

Please help me with your response.I recently came to know that i am infected with HBV Genoty-Dwhen... Read more »

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Pregnant / positive elisa but negative western blot (POSITIVE ELISA, NEGATIVE WESTERN BLOT, PREGNANT, 2011)

My OBGYN advised me that my hiv results came back as a "repeatedly reactive" elisa but... Read more »

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California: Everyday Heroes -- Long Beach Gay-Friendly Church Makes Sure HIV/AIDS Patients Can Eat

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Labeling Update for Prezista to Include 96-Week Data in HIV-1 Infected Adult Patients

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Eating Defensively

Bacteria and Food Poisoning "It must have been something I ate!" How many times do people say this following about of nausea, upset stomach, cramps, diarrhea, or vomiting? Indeed, these can be the symptoms of food poisoning -- illness caused by... Read more »

Setting Standards

"Taking medicine without eating properly is like washing your hands and drying them in the dirt." At a recent HIV/AIDS conference that I attended, a doctor described the miraculous recovery of one of his patients who had come back from severe... Read more »

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Negative PCR and ELISA at six weeks

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I had unprotected sex with a female of unknown status. 4 weeks later after reading about hiv symptoms, I began having a number of symptoms including rash. I had elisa and pcr test negative at 45 days. Also saw a doctor who said symptoms could be... Read more »

negative meia after 12 weeks. Got hep B vaccinatio

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi Everybody,

I had a risky exposure. I live in canada. I got tested for p24 on 19th day, 4 weeks MEIA, 8 weeks MEIA, 12 weeks MEIA, all negative. I still have digestion problems, my stool comes out in the same order I ate food and has the same... Read more »

Positive ELISA and Negative Western Blot

Posted by cf1, 1 Reply

Hi all,

Just would like some others opinions on my current situation.

3 weeks 4 days---My Doctors---Blood taken from vein in arm---Reactive Elisa---Negative Western Blot
5 weeks 2 days---Home Test----Blood from poke in finger---Non Reactive Elisa
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Negative 3rd gen elisa at WK 7.5 & 11.5?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Any expert on this! Is a negative result on a 3rd generation Elisa at weeks 7.5 and week 11.5 conclusive enough to say i'm clean? Read more »

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