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False Hep C Antibody Test
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HEPC False Positive?About 10 years ago, at a Red Cross blood drive, I tested positive for HepC. I had no risk behaviors/history so this was quite a surprise. The knowledge altered my life, of course. Two years ago I received a viral scan. No virus. I've been told...
Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.
Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego
The hepatitis c antibody positive means that you were exposed to the virus.It is needed a confirmatory test as PCR or RIBA to check if the virus is still present in the body.If this was the test you had ,it means that you cleared the virus after the...
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hepc antibodyDear Dr Bob, I hope you are well and loving life in sunny Cal. Without a doubt, you are the... Read more »Double false positive HepC HIVI recently tested positive for HepC but then negative per RIBA and PCR. Then I tested positive for... Read more »
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Colorado: Hepatitis C Awareness and Testing Campaign LaunchedHep C Connection is a new awareness and testing campaign aimed at alerting Coloradoans about hepatitis C virus, which is especially prevalent among baby boomers. Those born between 1946 and 1964 account for nearly 70 percent of HCV cases, and a new... Read more »
Nigeria Orders Tests on Local Cure for HIV VirusThe legal battle between Nigerian scientist Jeremiah Abalaka and the Health Ministry over the ban on using his HIV vaccine is continuing with a directive from the Nigerian parliament ordering clinical trials of the drug. The tests are set to begin... Read more »
World Bank Warns of AIDS Increase in CameroonThe World Bank, which last month approved a $50 million fund for Cameroon's anti-AIDS efforts, announced Thursday that the HIV/AIDS infection rate in the country soared more than 20-fold in the past 10 years. According to the bank's Robert... Read more »
Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIVWhat Happens to People Who Have Hepatitis C The Natural History of HCV Although hepatitis C also affects other parts of the body, your liver is the organ most affected. Your liver is an essential organ with hundreds of functions. On a daily... Read more »
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coinfections hiv and hepc
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
please help i know you guess are not doctor but could youplease due some research for me ? I dont have acsess to a computer often. can you find out if 6 months test is accurate or is it 6month from time of exposure or6 month after onset of symptoms Read more » hiv and hepc
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
it has been 6 months since exposure started having diarrhea and all my lymph nodes in my breast and under arm are swollen soreness in my back. my stomach keeps burning. had ars 3 weeks after exposure lymphadenopathy but it didnt hurt but my throat was... Read more » HIV and HEP-C co-infection
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
i know this might sound like a stupid question but is it possible to pick up both HIV and HEP-C from one unprotected, penis/vaginal sexual encounter ? and if so, can this cause problems with an HIV test at 3 months ? co-infection ?thanks regards peter Read more »
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