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nonactive what does this mean ?

I took a blood test for HIV i was told it came back nonactive ,,my question is do i have the hiv or not ?...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

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Nonreactive the same as Negative?

Hello Dr. Frascino,I just got my hiv test (HIV1/HIV2 Ab EIA) results back. They were nonreactive.... Read more »

First ELISA rective, CMIA and ELISA non-reactive

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Nonreactive vs. Negative?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hi!

I just had an hiv test and it came back nonreactive. Is that the same thing as negative - or does it mean there's a possibility that the infection is present? My last potential exposure was 12 weeks before the test, and I was low risk anyway.

An... Read more »

Reactive Elisa, Non-reactive Western Blot

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I went in for an HIV antibody test 90 days post-possible exposure and the result came back reactive on the Elisa and non-reactive on the western blot. Are the antibodies produced in response to HIV unique or are they generic to a host of other... Read more »

RAPID HIV TEST-DO YOU'll READ THESE WHEN I POST?

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I need some feed back from these news reports. Does anyone read them when I post them?
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Read this about what affect HIV test and so on!

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http://hopkins-aids.edu/publications/book/ch2_1.html

For you all worried!
Follow this link and read whats affecting the HIV test-False positive and False negatives and window and so on. Link to HIV medical management 2000/2001.

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