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Hydrocortisone Cream And Hiv Testing

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Could Hydrocortisone 2.5% Lotion Cause a False Negative HIV test

I put this lotion on my daughter twice a day for three days before I took an Oraquick HIV test. I got it on my hands each time, so could this have caused a false negative? ...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Nope!Dr. Bob... Read more »

Will bactrim ds tablets and hydrocortisone injections affect the HIV test results.

Dear Dr.A friend of mine had sex with a sex worker. My friend waited for the 3 month window period... Read more »

Worried to death - Can Bactrim Ds tablets and Hydrocortisone injections interfere with HIV Elisa test results?

Dear Experts,You have been doing a great job and thanks a lot for your noble work.I am a sexually... Read more »
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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

AP Examines HIV Microbicides, PrEP Research

"Try after try to make vaginal creams that could repel the AIDS virus have failed. Now researchers are testing if a drug used to treat HIV infection finally might give women a tool to prevent it -- by infusing the medicine into vaginal gels and... Read more »
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher

Selections From Being Positive: The Lives of Men and Women With HIV

From Chapter Thirteen: "HIV and Beyond" Recently a friend who lives in the country by the ocean pointed out a house -- a cream-colored gingerbread Victorian with white wooden doilylike trim -- across the street from her. Its small front porch... Read more »
San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Microbicide Development: Positive Women's Concerns

Formulated as anti-HIV gels, creams, or films, or loaded into vaginal rings or onto barrier devices such as diaphragms, microbicides are currently being developed to provide an HIV prevention tool that women can control directly and use without... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Use of Certain Antibiotics in Topical Cream Could Prevent HIV Transmission, Study Says

A class of antibiotics known as aminoglycosides could be used to make a topical cream that would trigger production of a protein in humans to prevent HIV transmission, according to a study published Tuesday in PLoS Biology , the Orlando Sentinel ... Read more »
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HIV from sharing creams?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I borrowed hydrocortizone cream with aloe from a neighboor they had been using on the baby. If the baby had HIV and I used the same ointment could I get HIV? Read more »

to rjasin123

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi I was the one that posted a question about the affect that a hydrocortisone cream will have on a HIV test. Well, I often used hydrocortisone because this rash that I have has been around for a while. Is there still no affect from long-term usage... Read more »

should i test - pls answer

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
i was at a bachelor party awhile back and we were licking whipped cream and booze off a stripper's vag area, a one time exposure. didn't think at the time that hiv was possible. the girl llooked young and healthy. there were no open sores, and i... Read more »

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