Hiv And Early Detection

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV Prevention Through Early Detection and Treatment of Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- United States

Table of Contents Contributors Summary Introduction Background Curable STDs as Cofactors for HIV Transmission Intersecting Epidemics of HIV Infection and Other STDs Current Status of STD Clinical Services in the United States... Read more »

California: Program Offers Free Early-Detection HIV Test

A more accurate HIV test is now being offered for free at three San Diego-area locations thanks to a joint research effort by the University of California-San Diego's Antiviral Research Center (ARC) and San Diego County's Health and Human Services... Read more »

Massachusetts: Dental Care Providers Can Help in Early Detection of HIV

"The dental community can join [the fight against AIDS] by being the first line of defense in identifying possible signs of HIV. Dental teams have a unique opportunity to identify individuals who may be HIV-positive and unaware of their status. ... Read more »

Ask the Experts

How long are people living with HIV, IF DETECTED EARLY AND THEY ARE TAKING MEDS AS PRESCRIBED?

hi Dr.Sherer, how long does the average person live who is living with HIV if he /she was diagnosed early enough , take meds as prescribed, exercises, and easts health in these days of the disease? I am 22 and was diagnosed a few month , it is...

Response from Renslow Sherer, M.D.

University of Chicago Hospitals

In the current era of HIV treatment, 80-85% of people have a response to ART like yours, with full viral suppression and rising CD4 cells. The estimates for long term survival are highest for someone who 'gets it right' with the very... Read more »

early detection of hiv in mother & child

how early we detect mother to child hiv transmission & by which method?...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

If a baby becomes infected during the pregnancy, then they will test positive at birth by HIV DNA PCR or HIV RNA PCR.If infected around the time of labor and delivery, then they will typically test positive within 2 weeks by HIV DNA or RNA PCR. The... Read more »

RE: EARLY DETECTION

Dr. Wohl,I read that you state that early detection is key to keeping things (Hiv) in check. The gentelmen who wrote you says he is off meds now that everything is under control. Will he or anyone like this need to be on meds again if they get a...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Let's be clear, there has been no knocking out of the virus from a person's body. This individual still has HIV infection. What therapy started just after HIV infection may have done was protect this person's immune system in a way... Read more »

Do standard blood tests detect early signs of cancers?

Does the standard blood tests performed at HIV clinics detect early signs of cancer? If not, are there any other ways to detect cancers (all kinds) before you become seriously ill?...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

You ask a simple and important question for which there is no easy answer. There is NO "standard blood test" to detect cancer. Oh how I wish that such a test would exist!The American Cancer Society and other organizations have... Read more »

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Early Detection???

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

How early can HIV be detected? I was exposed about three weeks ago, is there a test for that time period?

--Fallenangel

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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 »

clade detection?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I need some help. I read all the posts about subtype detection, and my question is does anyone know for certain that here in the US, will current Elisa tests detect all clades of HIV 1 infection? I have read that heterosexual transmission is type... Read more »

can an HIV-1 test detect HIV-2?

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I had several ELISA HIV 1 tests all negative (thank God). But now I'm wondering about HIV 2. Can the HIV 1 test detect HIV 2?

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