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Hiv pcr false negative and seroconversion

Posted by Seoulguy, 1 Reply

I need some help. I am in Seoul and have had PCR and Antigen test at 7 weeks - both negative. However, my skin is changing rapidly - brown marks and cauliflower patterns - red dry knuckles and a rash on my face and test. I am eating a high... Read more »

Chances of false negative elisa???

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Tested negative almost 5 months (145 days) after exposure and got a negative elisa. What are the chances that this is a false negative? Should i have another test? Going NUTS! Read more »

false negatives?

Posted by Protus

Is it possible if you are infected with hiv and hepatitis, that when you receive your 3 month hiv test that it may be inaccurate?

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Any False Negative RNA PCR?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Please excuse my missuse of this forum. But I really need to hear from anyone who tried to use the PCR to figure out their status and had false negative prior to tesing +. I concerned about the HIV RNA PCR ultrasensitive <50 quant. Read more »

False Negative

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi, I read somewhere that cortisone can cause false-negatives, well the day I took my HIV test, I had put some hydrocortisone cream on a rash I had earlier that day. Should I be concered that I recieved a false-negative? Read more »

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Am Im infected with HIV due symptoms and false negatives test?

I had a true HIV expose due to a condom break with a female in Angola (West Africa). Reason I know it is a true exposure the women told me she was HIV+ after we had sex due to the condom break. I had several ARS related symptoms between week 2 and...

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.

University of North Carolina

Hello-Yes at 4 months post exposure you can consider your results negative. The standards for HIV tests, whether oral swab or blood are very accurate at 28 days, and conclusive at 90 days. In addition, the viral load test which you took at 73 days... Read more »

CAN HEPATITIS GIVE A FALSE HIV NEGATIVE

CAN HAVING HEPATITIS GIVE A FALSE NEGATIVE ON THE HIV TEST USING ELYSA. ...

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego

No.The Elisa test will measure very different proteins of a very distinct virus.Viral hepatitis infection will not affect the production of these sustances in the body.... Read more »

medicine that shows false HIV negative

is there any medicine that show false HIV negative during HIV test.please answer....

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

NoDW... Read more »

Is my HIV antibody test false negative??

Hello there Dr. Bob. First I would like to say that you are amazing! Thank you for this wonderful site and for your support. question: I had a 2 months relationship with man who claims he tested negative for HIV before we have sex. My last...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I'm not sure how or where you got the notion that you, after testing negative out to seven months following your last possible exposure, could have infected your husband, who then reinfected you and caused a false-negative test. I certainly... Read more »

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