Hiv Test How Long Does It Take

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HIV testing, how long should you wait

how long should you wait after having unprotected sex to be tested for HIV?...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

A test should be done immediately to rule out the fact that you may have been infected with HIV from a previous exposure. Otherwise, regualrt antibody testing should be done at 6 and 12 weeks. If at any time during this period you develop any... Read more »

HIV test taking a long time to show positive result

I'm not sure this is the right forum, but I couldn't find any other that's more... Read more »

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

HIV/STD testing and how long to wait "I infected my wife"

five years ago i had risky encounter then developed many symptoms afterwards but tested neg for hiv... Read more »

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Australia: Rural Drug Users Wait Twice as Long Between HIV Tests

According to a new study from Australia's National Drug and Alcohol Research Center, rural intravenous drug injectors typically wait twice as long between HIV tests as city IDUs. In addition, they are much more likely to rely on other users for... Read more »

California: Cal State-Long Beach Gets Grant to Study Faster HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis C Tests

The National Institute on Drug Abuse recently awarded California State University-Long Beach a four-year, $1.7 million grant to study experimental rapid tests for HIV, hepatitis C, and syphilis. The project will assess the accuracy and acceptability... Read more »

Florida Senate Committee Approves Bill That Would Require HIV Testing for Almost All Newborns

The Florida Senate Health, Aging and Long-Term Care Committee on Tuesday approved a bill (SB 144 ) that would require HIV testing for nearly all infants born in the state, the AP/Lakeland Ledger reports. Senators on Tuesday amended the bill,... Read more »

Caravan Travels West Africa to Focus on HIV Testing, Education

The Love Life Caravan has embarked on an almost month-long HIV education campaign that will travel the corridor from Lagos, Nigeria, to Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organization devised the caravan project five years ago as a way... Read more »

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How long does the HIV test take?

Posted by missing, 1 Reply

It has been a week and I am still waiting for the result. I thought ELISA is a quick test? Does that means my blood has to go through Western Blot........... I know ELISA can produce false positive but that small 1% chance doesn't seems very... Read more »

How long testing takes?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I had an HIV test last tuesday ..results came back negative on friday. this just seems like such a short time to get a result. Is it normal to take this amount of time ? Read more »

Long enough time to test?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Many people who are worried about HIV exposure may not know the exact date they put themselves at risk. Luckily, I do know my potential exposure date (July 15). Knowing the window period is 6 months according to the CDC, if I test this week, how... Read more »

How long after "symptoms" would you test positive?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

How long after "symptoms" would you test positive regardless if you have ARS or not..... Read more »

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