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How Soon After Exposure To Hep C Should I Have An Elisa Test
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hiv/hepc exposureHi, This is a follow up to a question I posted 3 months ago. HCW exposed hiv hep c blood via needle stick. It is now 6 months post exposure and post pep. I had elevated liver enzymes Ast 120 AlT 160, 3x norm at 4 months. All test including multiple...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,If your I.D. Doc wants one more confirmatory test at one year due to your unexplained elevated liver function tests, I see no reason you shouldn't go ahead and get the test. From what you've written, the test will undoubtedly be...
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Exposure to HEPC/HIV Please help a healthcare volunteer .. 5th time trying! Have stopped volunteering and feel miserable abt it!!!!I work as a volunteer at the VA( first time dealing with blood). Today after I centrifuged some... Read more »Symptoms of hep-C or HivAfter a high-risk exposure with a person of unknown HIV status, I had an elisa taken 10 weeks... Read more »
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Nigeria Orders Tests on Local Cure for HIV VirusThe legal battle between Nigerian scientist Jeremiah Abalaka and the Health Ministry over the ban on using his HIV vaccine is continuing with a directive from the Nigerian parliament ordering clinical trials of the drug. The tests are set to begin... Read more »
Colorado: Hepatitis C Awareness and Testing Campaign LaunchedHep C Connection is a new awareness and testing campaign aimed at alerting Coloradoans about hepatitis C virus, which is especially prevalent among baby boomers. Those born between 1946 and 1964 account for nearly 70 percent of HCV cases, and a new... Read more »
World Bank Warns of AIDS Increase in CameroonThe World Bank, which last month approved a $50 million fund for Cameroon's anti-AIDS efforts, announced Thursday that the HIV/AIDS infection rate in the country soared more than 20-fold in the past 10 years. According to the bank's Robert... Read more »
This Month in HIV: Update on Hepatitis C/HIV CoinfectionWelcome to This Month in HIV. I'm Terri Wilder . This month's topic is HIV and hepatitis C coinfection. Up to one third of people with HIV are estimated to also have hepatitis C, and living with both viruses is no picnic. The good news is that,... Read more »
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hiv and hepc
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
it has been 6 months since exposure started having diarrhea and all my lymph nodes in my breast and under arm are swollen soreness in my back. my stomach keeps burning. had ars 3 weeks after exposure lymphadenopathy but it didnt hurt but my throat was... Read more » coinfections hiv and hepc
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
please help i know you guess are not doctor but could youplease due some research for me ? I dont have acsess to a computer often. can you find out if 6 months test is accurate or is it 6month from time of exposure or6 month after onset of symptoms Read more » HIV and HEP-C co-infection
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
i know this might sound like a stupid question but is it possible to pick up both HIV and HEP-C from one unprotected, penis/vaginal sexual encounter ? and if so, can this cause problems with an HIV test at 3 months ? co-infection ?thanks regards peter Read more »
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