Has Any Case Been Detected Hiv After 6 Months

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Mutation vih and antibody detectable for elisa at six months

In the immune system can detect HIV mutations and generate antibodies detectable by ELISA at three and six months in 100% of the cases?...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

While we cannot say that a negative test at 6 months is 100% indicative that a person is not infected it is essentially true. Nothing in nature and science is 100%. There have been a few cases of late ser0-conversion reported, some in the setting... Read more »

Still Detectable at 8 months

Hi Dr. Daar,I last wrote you just before I left on a Meditarranean cruise with this same concern. Well, I added a boosted PI and Im a bit frustrated that I cant seem to get my VL down to undetectable still and am at a loss at how best to proceed....

Response from Eric Daar, M.D.

UCLA School of Medicine

Hi Mike,Thank you for the follow-up. Based upon the resistance testing it is possible that you did acquire some resistant virus that could partly attenuate the activity of the NRTIs. Nevertheless, you have had a good response thus far. I would... Read more »

hiv-2 detectability (HIV-2) (HIV-2 TESTING)

I recently entered into a short term relationship with someone who is poz. Both gay males, he lives in asia and i live in the US. 100% use of condoms for anal sex. After the relationship ended I have gone for HIV rapid tests at the 7 week point...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,HIV-2 is not prevalent in Asia. If you are concerned, why not just ask your ex if he has HIV-1 or HIV-2? Yes, HIV-2 screening tests are available, but I do not feel your risk, based on the information provided, warrants HIV-2 testing. I'll... Read more »

Viral load months after infection seem to be ineffective ion some cases

Dear Doctor, You say that viral loads sometimes are hiding in the cells and even DNA PCR will not detect it, which is the superior test (and surely not an RNA PCR which is a much less sophisticated--not looking inside the cell and not approved by...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I still think the kind of case you describe is still extremely rare. I can't offer an explanation for why it happened to you that way.MH... Read more »

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Whats the earliest detection.

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Home access has told me that 25 days is enough proof of infection? Does anybody disagree? Read more »

Question on Antibody Detection

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Hello all. 14 weeks ago, I went on a reckless spree...I'm not sure what was going through my mind but I had unprotected receptive oral sex with three men over a period of a month. None of these men ejaculated in my mouth and I don't know their HIV... Read more »

The case to not have 6 month!

Posted by Anonymous

I have read many post about people that cant stop thinking about HIV even after the six month window and many have test at 4 weeks, 7 weeks, 12 weeks ,16 weeks, 24 weeks. This is the reason to stop testing at 12 weeks and listen to the facts on the... Read more »

New York draws fire over case of drug-resistantHIV

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Nature 433, 788 (24 February 2005)

New York draws fire over case of drug-resistant HIV

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Rare, aggressive form of AIDS used to publicize dangers of unprotected
sex.

[WASHINGTON] A decision by New York health officials to announce the
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