Health Promotion And Hep C

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hiv and hepc coinfection

dear doc, i am an health care worker and its 3 months now that i got a prick from an terminally ill hepc and hiv coinfected person.if my ab test now says neg for hepc is it100% accurate.i understand that hiv ab test especially with hepc co...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

If your hepatitis C antibody test was negative at 3 months, that is good news since the majority of times it would be positive by now. You did not specify at which point your second set of test results are due - but I will assume that these are the... Read more »

is this acute or chronic hep-c

I am a health care worker.Back in 1992 I had some mild increase in LFT ALT 60 hepatitis-c antibody... Read more »

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Could this be acute/or chronic hep-c

I am a health care provider.In 1993 I had mild LFT increase ALT 60 hep pannel was neg came back to... Read more »

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

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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 »

Trying to deal with being + I also have Hepc

Posted by rackme, 7 Replies

I was just told Im hiv+ and Im also hepc. so I don't know when Im not feeling good which is causing the problems been getting vertigo the last couple of days. I see my shrink next week. I guess Im looking for ansures. Thanks any onfo I can get would... Read more »

Positive for Hep C and now worried about HIV

Posted by Worrywart28, 2 Replies

I got blood drawn last wendesday for general health and all the std's. I went to see my doctor yesterday. Everything came back fine with the exception of 2 things. My hiv results hadn't come in but she said this is normal because they have to mail... Read more »

HVC ?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

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