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How Accurate Rapid Test 3 Months After Exposure
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Rapid (Antibody) Test - accurate?Can I breathe easy if my rapid (antibody) test came back negative 6.5 weeks after exposure (2.5 weeks after completing PEP)?...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
Rocky Mountain CARES
You can breath easier, but PEP or no PEP, you need to be tested 3 months (12 weeks) after your exposure.BY...
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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... 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... Read more »
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How Accurate Are Rapid HIV Tests? Study Finds Blood Tests Slightly More Accurate Than Oral TestsRapid 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 TestersMy 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 »
Update: HIV Counseling and Testing Using Rapid Tests -- United States, 1995Approximately 25 million persons each year in the United States are tested for antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Publicly funded counseling and testing (CT) programs conduct approximately 2.5 million ofthese tests each year. CT can... Read more »
HIV Counseling With Rapid TestsWhy Provide Rapid HIV Testing? Approximately 2.1 million HIV tests are conducted annually in publicly funded counseling, testing, and referral (CTR) programs. However, many persons do not return for the results of conventional tests: 30% of persons... 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?
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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 CRP Test at 10 days post exposure
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi Everyone:At 10 days post exposure my CRP test was 0.7% which the Dr. says is pretty much no HIV possible. What have you guys heard? Read more » How accurate is a post 2 month test
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hello ,I really stressing out over here. This week will be exactly 4 weeks post exposure for me .Can anybody tell me how accurate the test wil be , in the event that i took it. Also , have there been any documented cases of people testing negative... Read more »
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