How Accurate Are Rapid Hiv Tests

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How Accurate Are Rapid HIV Tests? Study Finds Blood Tests Slightly More Accurate Than Oral Tests

Rapid HIV tests perform slightly worse when testing oral samples in comparison to blood, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Jan. 24. Researchers from Canada, led by Nitika Pant Pai, M.D., of McGill... Read more »

Innovative Rapid HIV Test Appears to Detect Acute HIV; OraQuick Rapid Saliva Tests Found to Be Not Very Accurate for High Risk Testers

My name's Chris Pilcher and I'm a HIV researcher from UCSF [University of California, San Francisco]. I'm principally interested in HIV diagnostics and particularly in detecting and managing acute HIV infection. The poster is appropriately titled,... Read more »

Seattle Department Finds OraSure HIV Test to Be Less Accurate Than Label Claims

A report by Public Health -- Seattle and King County in Washington state has found that testing with OraSure Technologies ' OraQuick test provides less accurate results than the label claims, Bloomberg reports. The OraQuick test is the only... Read more »

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Rapid HIV Test. How accurate?

Hello Dr. Bob, Thank you for taking the time in reading this.It has been since 6/7/2010 I had unprotected oral sex/partial intercourse with a female. I say partial because she tried to get me to enter her with out a condom, I got half way in but...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,A negative rapid HIV test at six months would be considered definitive, conclusive and WOO-HOO-able. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. No additional HIV testing is warranted.Be well. Stay well. WOO-HOO!Dr. Bob... Read more »

Ding Dong Injury- Can people trust the rapid hiv tests? (Seattle Department Finds OraSure HIV Test to Be Less Accurate Than Label Claims)

DR Greetings and well wishes!! I hope your having a fabulous evening!! First let me tell you that you give hope to the hopeless. Thats power!! Here is my story. I tested negative at 96 days with the finger prick test. I then went back and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Actually, it was indeed a fabulous evening! I spent it having dinner with two of my favorite people: Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim and New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Rich!Regarding your ding-dong problem, the blowjob actually bruised... Read more »

rapid test from Trinity Biotech accurate??

I went to get tested at 13 weeks after exposure at a lab and got non reacteve results from a Trinity Biotech product they use all the time. I did some research and found out the folloging:Trinity Biotechs Uni-Gold RecombigenHIV test is approved by...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You didn't see anything posted about UniGold Recombigen Rapid Tests from Trinity Biotech!? Hmmm . . . I doubt you searched all that hard! But no matter, the information in your post is indeed correct. Your 13-week negative UniGold... Read more »

CDC worker told me Oraquick rapid test was 95% accurate at three weeks.

Dear Dr. Bob,I had a worker at the CDC tell me that Oraquick rapid testing was 95% accurate at three weeks.She didn't say it was definative, but said most folks will produce detectable antibodies within two to three weeks.How true is this.I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Barry,I agree that "most folks will produce detectable antibodies within two to three weeks," if they are HIV infected. However, I cannot verify the 95% statistic. Even if it were accurate, 95% would not be sufficiently high enough... Read more »

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How accurate is Oraquick Advice Rapid HIV Test?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

From all the articles i read the specificity on the test is 100% which means if your negative then your really negative unless your in the window period.

This was the fingerprick test

I tested 43 Days after exposure - negative
I tested 121 days after... Read more »

Are Rapid Tests accurate?

Posted by Anonymous

I performed unprotected oral sex on a Pre-op transexual (shemale) escort three months ago. She did not cum in my mouth. I have very bad gingivitis, bleeding gums etc.

After an unbearable three month waiting period, I went ahead and got tested using... Read more »

How Accurate is a Rapid Test?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Does anyone know how accurate the OraQuick blood drop test is?

Can this test be trusted? Read more »

44 day Neg Test! Accurate?

Posted by kbuddy77, 3 Replies

Hey guys i have a question for you. How Accurate is a Neg hiv test 44 days after a possible exposure. I read that its 99 % any insight from you guys would be great. I took a Rapid Hiv Blood test and a Oraquick Oral Test both were neg. I had a slight... Read more »

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