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HIV tests that detect the genetic material of HIV

Posted by nomoreworry4me

HIV tests that detect the genetic material of HIV itself (rather than antibodies or antigens) are known as PCR tests. PCR stands for Polymerase Chain Reaction and is a common way of testing for a variety of different organisms. The overall process... Read more »

Review HIV/AIDS Program Materials

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The American Red Cross Wants You To Help Review HIV/AIDS Program Materials

Application Deadline: Friday, May 9, 2003

For more information
Contact Shauna R. Cooper at (703) 206-6986 or coopers@usa.redcross.org

The American Red Cross National... Read more »

ALL THE HIV TESTS TO CHECK FOR HIV

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Broken Condom New HIV strain or What? WORRIED

Posted by ademalu, 1 Reply

Well here is my situation
had exposure in mid may 2009 with Commercial Sex Worker (CSW) condom broke ,had rapid test in June and August 2009 all came out negative. had Elisa (elecsys) test for HIV 1 and 2 endsept 2009 came out negative. Had QL DNA... Read more »

HIV?

Posted by Anonymous

Validation: Search for the Gold Standard

HIV tests should be validated against direct isolation of the virus from people that test positive, and lack of isolation in people who test negative.
Instead of just comparing people with AIDS against healthy... Read more »

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HIV+ / HIV- Reading Materials?

Hello and thank you for reading this. I have been HIV+ for ten years, have remained healthy, my T's are very good, and my viral load is undetectable. Above all, my frame of mind is extremely positive. I refuse to ever give up or give in, and...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

I am glad that since your health is so good and that your mental and emotional outlook is so positive that you are now open to the possibility of having a loving relationship in your life. There are thousands of couples of mixed HIV anti-body status... Read more »

hiv on material objects

If I rented a lot of porn videos and say some of them have been touched with and had some sperm residue from previous borrowers,...am I at risk of getting HIV from touching the tapes and then masturbating?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

No, you are not considered to be at risk for infection. HIV is not known to be transmitted through casual contact because HIV does not survive long enough to cause infection when exposed to the <a... Read more »

White Material in the Mouth

An acquaintance has a buildup of white matter in his mouth which is visible when he speaks. The white material appears to be paste-like in composition and often leeches into the corners of his mouth and onto his lips. Is this indicative of HIV?...

Response from David A. Reznik, D.D.S.

Grady Health System

Even if the "white matter" in question is diagnosed as pseudomembranous candidiasis (thrush), this condition is not diagnostic of HIV infection. As mentioned previously in this Forum, there are numerous reasons why a person can develop... Read more »

infection due to spiliage of infected material

hi, i and my wife , both are healthcare profesionals. recently (on nov 2nd, 1.30 pm) my wife(f/28yrs) had spillage of ? infective material (blood) over her face while giving supraclavicular block in hiv +ve,young,healthy patient.(no protection for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,As with all occupational exposures significant enough to warrant a course of PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis), I would strongly advise your wife be followed by an HIV/AIDS specialist. The specialist would document the level of risk, optimize... Read more »

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HIV-Positive Man Files Lawsuit Alleging Michigan Advocacy Group Disclosed His HIV Status in Company Materials

A Wayne County, Mich., HIV-positive man earlier this month filed a lawsuit in Washtenaw Circuit Court against the not-for-profit HIV/AIDS Resource Center in Ypsilanti, Mich., alleging that the organization disclosed his HIV status on company... Read more »

New CDC Rules on AIDS Education Funding Might Reduce Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Materials, Some Advocates Say

Proposed guidelines from CDC for federally funded HIV/AIDS education efforts might reduce the effectiveness of HIV prevention materials and "impede efforts to prevent the disease," according to some HIV/AIDS advocates and educators, the Boston... Read more »

Proposed Guidelines for Federal HIV Prevention Funding Would Require Approval of, Accountability for Educational Material

CDC on Wednesday proposed changes to guidelines for providing federal HIV prevention funding that would require groups to obtain approval of all educational materials before posting them on the Internet, the Washington Times reports. Under... Read more »

Librarians in Los Angeles, San Francisco Catalogue HIV/AIDS Materials

Librarians in Los Angeles and San Francisco have finished cataloguing hundreds of thousands of HIV/AIDS documents and have made the documents available to the public, the Los Angeles Times reports. The ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archive s... Read more »

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