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Is HIV- antibodies the best test to detect HIV+? (ELITE CONTROLLERS, 2010) (ELITE SUPPRESSORS, 2010)

I have a friend of mind who hasn't taken any medications for HIV since 2006 and has maintained 0 viral load and a maximum CD4 after he was decleared cured by a herbalist. He was very sick before then but he's been fine all this while going...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your friend was "decleared" cured by an herbalist? Hmm. Another herbalist curing HIV/AIDS? And he's not on the cover of TIME magazine? What's up with that? Sorry Charlie, I don't believe it. The cure for HIV/AIDS has not... Read more »

hiv & antibodies

Dear Doctors: Thank you for spending time on this forum and educating us..Question? Is it possible for a person to never develop antibodies and infact be hiv+?I have tested neg.(hiv1&2) after 13mo.and still have trouble accepting results due to...

Response from John A. Bartlett, M.D.

Duke University Medical Center

In the past, there were rare individuals who tested HIV antobody negative but were in fact infected. With the availability of new generation antibody tests, and other diagnostic assays such as RNA PCR and p24 antigen testing, this situation has... Read more »

Can an hiv antibody test false-positively react to syphilis?

I decided to go get tested for hiv a couple of months ago. I went to this non-profit testing site and i had an oraquick rapid test and a western blot done. Both of them came back positive and i was in shock. I didnt know how to accept that. Then...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:Thanks for writing in. When a person is infected with HIV, Syphilis can cause a much more severe decline in the CD4 count. In regards to Syphilis being misinterpreted for HIV, the answer is no. Please see a previous answer by Dr. Bob for... Read more »

Serum negative but girfriend's ( hiv antibody/antigen screen) postive

Hi ..my girfriend just been through a test to get a visa done, her test( hiv antibody/antigen screen)was positive, the reaction was low the doctor told her that she was infected about 2 months ago ..i did the test (serum) yesterday and that was...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,If your girlfriend has only had a reactive (positive) preliminary HIV-antibody/antigen screening test, she would not yet be considered HIV positive! She needs a confirmatory, more specific test, such as a Western Blot, which must also be... Read more »

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HIV Antibodies

Posted by Anonymous

I read in a gay & Lesbian Newspaper yesterday about the possobility that combination therapy is making people contract HIV & AiDS and that not all HIV tests that say you are positive are correct. If anyone has any information on... Read more »

Could I have HIV Without Antibodies?

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About three weeks after a couple incident of unprotected oral sex with high risk women I got a 4 month long sore throat, sever fatigue, and lymph node swelling. This was followed by a continuation of and frequent sore throats and sinus infections,... Read more »

I'm trying not to scare anyone, but facts are fact

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In fact I'm not trying to scare anyone, and I don't want to make a kid's game out of the Bulletin Board. I'm just trying to make everyone realize that 99,9% of people doesn't cover all individuals, when talking about tests... I'm sure that 999 of... Read more »

Key facts about HIV/AIDS - Note Last Item

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Key facts about HIV/AIDS
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