Hiv Tests Not Effective In Advanced Aids

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Very Advanced HIV or AIDS?

I was just told that my Dad was tested ( Aug 99 ) and found to have very advanced HIV, his CD4 cell count was 40,and a very low fraction of 5%.His viral load was 96200.He also has mild oral candidiasis,oral hairy leukoplakia and shotty nodes in...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

He does indeed have advanced HIV disease, and by definition has AIDS (CD4 count<200 or 14%). I would not consider him gravely ill. With effective treatment for HIV infection, his CD4 count can improve dramatically and his viral load can become... Read more »

gum bleeding and advanced stage of AIDS

Hi, I just met a wonderful guy last week and I sort of suspected he was HIV+, but during our first conversation he said he was living the hospital due to gastric problems. After that we had our first date and we deep kissed for one hour or so. Then,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello.You ask "Am I overreacting?" The answer is yes, you are. Your HIV-acquisition risk is negligible."Undetectable" means your buddy is on effective combination antiretroviral therapy (HIV medications) that have driven his HIV... Read more »

Advanced HIV/AIDS

My brother (and his partner) was found to be HIV positive in October, 2002. He didn't start on any medications at that time - I think it was fear. His partner died in May, 2003. In May 2004, my brother was extremely ill. They told him at...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

He had a good response to treatment in the past, and hopefully he will have a good response again. The fact that he stopped medication completely makes it hopefull that he has not developed resistance to the medications that worked before. If he can... Read more »

Oraquick Advance Test Confusion (RELIABILITY OF ORAQUICK TESTS, 2009)

Dr BobI tested negative using the Oraquick Advance HIV 1/2 rapid test. I started reading some things on line that stated the accuracy of the rapid test was not as good as the standard ELISA test and had a higher rate of false negative test. This...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Sure thing. I've addressed these types of concerns many times in the past. Below I'll repost some information from the archives that pertains to your question.The problem with OraQuick testing when it was first released was a relatively... Read more »

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i have an advance hiv infection...

Posted by Anonymous

Hi all: My name is Jim, I have an "advanced" HIV infection, and I
write to hopefully give a bit of TURBO-BOOST to all who find
themselves in that moment of darkness that comes when you may
think you are nearing your end. NEVER just "give up", LIFE... Read more »

My dad was just diagnosed with advanced AIDS

Posted by ontariogirl, 5 Replies

Hi everyone. I just found this forum and have an intense need to talk about what's going on anonymously. It's been a terrible 24 hours.

My dad is gay and spent pretty much his entire life hiding it from everyone. My parents finally split for good... Read more »

Hiv testing effectiveness please answer quick

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I just found out the tests I've been taking are called Hiv chromotography, are these as sensitive as the elisa method?

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SOBRE TEST DE HIV...???

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