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False Negative Antibody Hiv Test
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Causes of False Negative HIV Antibody TestHi Dr. Bob,Before anything else, I just want to thank you for your awesome job in this website. You truly are a good man. Anyway, I just want to clarify something. Last November 11, I had my one year mark HIV test which thankfully turned out non...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,You really can't kill antibodies, because they were never alive. Antibodies are proteins made by the body's immune system in response to a particular stimulus such as HIV. These proteins circulate freely in the blood. There is no need...
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Could Hep A&B Vaccination Cause False Negative HIV Antibody Test?Dear Dr. Frascino, I'd like to say I've been through a whole lot of sites and I can say... Read more »Is my HIV antibody test false negative??Hello there Dr. Bob. First I would like to say that you are amazing! Thank you for this wonderful... Read more »
Articles
Supplemental Testing for Confirmation of Reactive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV Antibody TestsIn March 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the OraQuick® Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test (OraSure Technologies, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) for use with oral fluid by trained personnel as a point-of-care test to aid in the diagnosis of... Read more »
Six Testing Sites Discontinue Use of OraQuick Oral HIV Test as FDA, CDC Investigate False-Positive ResultsAt least six testing sites in San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles earlier this month discontinued use of OraSure Technologies ' oral OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV 1/2 Antibody Test, as CDC and FDA investigate reports of an abnormal number of... Read more »
San Francisco, NYC Report False Positives From OraQuick Oral HIV Test; CDC to Issue Advisory Recommending Additional TestCDC this week will issue a public health advisory recommending that all HIV-positive results from OraSure Technologies ' oral, rapid HIV tests be followed up by the company's rapid "finger stick" test after reports of an "unusual" number of... Read more »
Early Expiration May Be Cause of Unusually High False-Positive Rates on OraQuick Rapid HIV Tests, Study FindsThere's nothing like hearing the results of studies directly from those who actually conducted the research. In this interview, you'll meet one of these impressive HIV researchers and read her explanation of a study she presented at CROI 2009. After... Read more »
Connect With Others
so ELISA tests NEVER give a false negative?
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Is this statement correct?
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False negative tests...
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I had an encounter with a woman who's HIV status I haven't been able to find out because a couple of months after our encounter she skipped town and her family say they don't have her phone number! I feel I was probably hustled, but that's another...
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False negatives
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
How common are these after 3 months and how the heck would we know if we had one if after your negative you do not get tested again? I do not understand this. Anybody have any stats on false negatives? Thank you everybody!!
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False negative
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Whta are the chances of having a false negative test at 4 months. Freaking out wondering if I need a 6 month test, somebody please answer!!
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