Hiv Positive But Undectable Antibodies

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Undectable = No Antibodies?

I've always been undetectable on viral load tests. Does having an undectable level of HIV in the blood mean that antibodies will take longer than normal to be created? In other words, is antibody creation a function of the level of the virus...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

An undetectable viral load in the blood does NOT mean no virus. It means the level of virus is sufficiently low such that the assay cannot measure it. HIV antibodies are still mad and the antibody tests will still be positive.... Read more »

Does undectable virus in blood mean no antibodies?

I've always been undetectable on viral load tests. Does having an undectable level of HIV in... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

testing bdna undectable without antibodies

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Testing positive with no antibodies producing?

Posted by Anonymous

Hi, I pray all are well. Does anyone have data on if people who take hiv antibody test after 6 months with no further exposures with negative results take possibly hiv rna or dna test and come back positive for hiv? Thank you happy holidays and... Read more »

i first tested positive to the antibodies...

Posted by Anonymous

I first tested positive to the antibodies of HIV in 1984. After
being totally devastated for 2 weeks, (those were the days when
everyone thought a positive test meant certain death within a
short time) I vowed that: 1. I would not die from this... Read more »

initial screening positive but no antibodies?

Posted by dmvcc99, 1 Reply

Forgive me if this has already been addressed. A week and a half ago I had a regular HIV screening. Not sure if this was ELISA or not, but my guess would be yes as it was through my general physician. From what my Dr. told me, the initial... Read more »

Can HIV antibodies cross react in a herpes test

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi folks,
I am wondering if HIV antibodies can be mistakenly be picked up by HSV-2 IgG ELISA. This may cause false positive for HSV-2. ELISA (even for HSV-2) being a more sensitive test as compared to specific has been always known to throw in false... Read more »

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