How To Read An Hiv Test

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how do you read hiv blood test

how can i read my blood test and my cd4,& t cellsjust started with coctails.would like to now all i can ...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

If you have a copy of your lab reports, you need to look at the CD4 absolute number, percentage and viral load copy number. If you can get me those numbers, I can give you some frame of reference as to their meaning.MH... Read more »

Can ARV's cause a rapid HIV test to read negative?

Hi Doc,I have been on ARV's for the past 6 years and my CD4 count has been between 700-830. I... Read more »

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

Read this if you have tested negative for HIV and experiencing symptoms

This shows that there is a newly discovered form of herpes that does no damage to the immune system... Read more »

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Duane Reade and Gay Men's Health Crisis Partner to Provide New Yorkers with Free HIV Testing

New York, N.Y. -- Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. and Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) today announced that they have partnered to launch a new HIV testing initiative. GMHC's mobile testing unit and its outreach counselors will be stationed outside of... Read more »

To Treat or Not To Treat ...

Let's say you have just received an HIV diagnosis, due to Pneumocystis pneumonia, a CD4 count of 120 and viral load at 260,000. Ask 100 doctors if you should be treated with antivirals (in addition to antibiotics and subsequent prophylaxis for the... Read more »

FAQs About HIV Testing

Home HIV Testing -- The Good and the Bad

Recently a new option for HIV testing became available. You can now takethe HIV test at home. However, home testing is not for everyone. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved HIV home tests are as accurateas the antibody tests done in... Read more »

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Read this about what affect HIV test and so on!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

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

Posted by DUDE, 1 Reply

I need some feed back from these news reports. Does anyone read them when I post them?
Wednesday, June 14, 2000 | Print this story

FDA Blamed for Holding Up Rapid AIDS
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need some one who can read my test result

Posted by geodeeb, 2 Replies

i did HIV test after 23 weeks since the last time i thought i had exposed to the virus
the result came back with lab corp

tests panel
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HIV 1/0/2 abs-icma !RN!
HIV/1/o/2abs- index value ... Read more »

Scared to take the test? Please Read.

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Back in 91 I took an HIV test and the results came back "inconclusive" I was told to take another test, but I didn't. I was too frightened to take it ... too scared to find out if I actually had the disease. Keep in mind that back then HIV/AIDS was... Read more »

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