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Herpes Hiv Elisa False Positive
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false positive ElisaI was date raped a year ago. I took a HIV test at 60 and 90 days and both came out negative. At 71/2 months I took another test because I came down with genital herpes. The HIV test at 71/2 months was a reative Elisa and a negative western blot. So...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,A reactive ELISA and negative Western Blot test is considered to be a negative HIV test. ELISAs can be reactive for a variety of reasons other than HIV causing false positive results, including the detection of nonspecific cross-reacting...
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hsv 2 positive hiv false positive (SENSITIVITY VERSUS SPECIFICITY, 2011)I was diagnosed with hsv 2 in April, my IgG was 1.84 & my IgM was 1.48. I was tested back in... Read more »Elisa Results +ve and reactive (FALSE POSITIVE ELISA AND PREGNANCY)Dear Rob,I am 37 year old happily married man and have been married for more than eight years. We... Read more »
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Herpes Zoster Vaccine Safe and Effective in HIV-Positive PeopleEncouraging results were presented from the ACTG A5247 study on the use of two doses of a live varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccine (Zostavax, Merck) in almost 400 HIV positive people who were VZV positive or who had herpes zoster (HZ)/shingles... Read more »
MMWR Report Examines False-Positive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV Tests"False-Positive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV Tests --- New York City, 2005--2008 ," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report : MMWR examines recent increase in the number of false-positive HIV test results in oral fluid testing with OraSure Technologies '... Read more »
Questions and Answers: False-Positive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV TestsWhat is the significance of the reported increases in false positives when using the oral fluid HIV test in New York City sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics? It is important to keep in mind that overall oral fluid tests have performed well.... Read more »
OraQuick Oral HIV Test Produces Higher Number of False Positives Than Expected, Study FindsOraSure Technologies ' OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV 1/2 Antibody Test produced more false positive results than expected when administered to patients in the emergency department at Brigham and Women's Hospital , according to a study published this... Read more »
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Likelihood of False Positive with ELISA?
Posted by jp976, 1 Reply
Last Januaury I had unprotected anal sex in which the man ejaculated inside me. I was so nervous that I didn't have the guts to tell him to wear a condom. I just found out yesterday that I tested positive for HIV on the ELISA test. It was a blood...
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hiv false positive?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
My girlfriend tested positive on elisa at two labs.But both the labs separately send it for western blot to the same lab,The two western blot reports came back negative, Do we need to worry. I also on receiving the elisa report of my girlfriend ... Read more » Elisa positive western blot intermediate
Posted by Rue01, 1 Reply
So i have proctitis (pretty common gastrointestion issuethat could be idiopathic, caused by std's, stress, bacteria ect..) durring a check up my dr decided to check for anything and everything that could be causing it. My blood test came back with a...
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hiv false positive
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
does 2 positive elisas and negaive western blot and then negative rapid test indicated I am negative?I heard in many countries like UK there is no western blot test also. So how can I console myself that I am not HIV negative, I just had one oral... Read more »
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