Hiv Positive After 3 Months

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hiv positive after 3 months?

Dear Mark You have said that 95,99 of people seroconvert after 3 months using the elisa . My question is will the pcr cover the rest say 5 if one cannot wait another 3 months to cover the total 6 month or longer window? secondly , do you recommend...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

There is no data to determine whether PCR has added value in such a case. Certainly after 3 months, there is no added value.... Read more »

HIV positive for 7 months with treatment.

I am having lots of diarrhea, night sweats, low-grade fevers, headaches, 11 lb. weight loss,... Read more »

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HIV test after 7 months - exposure with HIV positive person

Dear doctor,I tested negative on fourth generation HIV A,B/p24 test on day 223 since my oral... Read more »

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Switching Drug Regimens Every Three Months May Benefit HIV-Positive People, Study Says

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Citing Abuse of Assistance Program, Malawian Government Suspends Extra Monthly Payments to HIV-Positive Civil Employees

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Researchers Retract Key Finding in Study of HIV-Positive Long-Term Survivors Published 16 Months Ago

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Split up for 8 months Now lover is HIv Positive

Posted by youngjock, 2 Replies

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Tested positive one month ago....first labs

Posted by newpozguy, 3 Replies

Hi all,

Back on October 10th I tested postive for HIV. My HIV test had actually been prompted by other traumatic events in my life that I won't go into here, but let's say that 2006 has been an awful year for me. At any rate, I am very scared as I... Read more »

Another surprise tested positive after 3 months

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Please read the following:

http://thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Starting/Current/Q129432.html

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