Elisa Positive After 6 Months

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positive elisa and indeterminate wb at 2 and 3 months

2 months after exposure, I tested positive on Elisa, and indeterminate on Western Blot w/p24 showing equivocal. At 3 months the exact same results and i took a viral load test which showed negative. I know that the indeterminate result could be due...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I would agree with your doctor. If you were in the midst of seroconverting at the time of your month-two results (positive ELISA, indeterminate WB, equivocal p24 antigen), you would have been definitively HIV-antibody positive by month three... Read more »

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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Elisa Results +ve and reactive (FALSE POSITIVE ELISA AND PREGNANCY)

Dear Rob,I am 37 year old happily married man and have been married for more than eight years. We... Read more »

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elisa positive and western blot negative

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Is there still a need to go for further test if 2 elisa positive and then negative western blot test. I am not in the risk group. Only some 9 months back I did unprotective oral but safe penetrating with al low risk girl.
I did 2 rapid also but all... Read more »

Do TWO false positive ELISA tests mean I'm okay?

Posted by bobarama, 1 Reply

I had unprotected insertive vaginal, with a lady a few times. I then had a flu like illness with a flat rash on my chest and stomach.

A few weeks after that I tested and it was a positive ELISA with negative Western Blot.

I went back to test again 7... Read more »

Syntoms without Elisa test positive

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have been reading some texts and i have read lots of times that there are people with HIV, that remain soronegative for long periods without Elisa tests get positive.
I dont understand well, but is there any reason for this to occur, is there any... 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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