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Indeterminate Hiv Status And Syphilis

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Positive Elisa, Indeterminate Western Blot, Negative Rapid Test HIV test was indeterminate?(INDETERMINATE HIV TESTS, 2009) (PREGNANCY, 2009)

Hi, Doctor - Around 2 weeks ago during my annual OBGYN appointment, I received a HIV test. The Elisa came back repeatedly positive and the Western Blot was indeterminate with traces of P24. Freaking out, I then went to my local health clinic 4 days...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,You are most likely HIV negative. See below.Dr. BobHIV test was indeterminate?(INDETERMINATE HIV TESTS, 2009) (PREGNANCY, 2009)Feb 21, 2009 Hi, I have been sexually active for over two years now. I got tested two years ago and it came back... Read more »

positive eia, indeterminate wb (INDETERMINATE WESTERN BLOT)

i dear bobi am john, a 33 years old, gay man from athens greece.after i notice white patches on my... Read more »

WB Indeterminate 1st test, 2nd test negative (INDETERMINANT WESTERN BLOT)

I am 14 wks pregnant....want to start by saying my son is almost 3 yrs, tetsed negative, been with... Read more »
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Australia: Syphilis Reaching Epidemic Status Among Gays

New research reports that syphilis notifications in inner Sydney rose more than 10-fold from 1999 (six cases) to 2003 (162 cases). In the study, researchers conducted a case series of 57 inner Sydney gay men with syphilis in 2003 and prospectively... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ohio: Dual Syphilis-HIV Cases on Rise in Cleveland, County -- New Syphilis Diagnoses Mostly Men Under 35

While new syphilis reports increased only slightly in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County in 2010, the number of people diagnosed with both HIV and syphilis is rising. Cuyahoga County recorded 159 new syphilis cases last year, just one case more than... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Syphilis Role in HIV Being Studied in California: STD and HIV Surveillance Working Together

Are syphilis outbreaks facilitating HIV transmission among men who have sex with men, or is syphilis contained mostly to MSM who are already HIV-positive? California's STD and HIV health officials hope to answer that question with assistance from... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Epidemiology of Co-Infection With HIV and Syphilis in 34 States, United States, 2009

More than one-third of patients being treated for syphilis were also co-infected with HIV in this study of 2009 data from multiple states. The team reviewed data submitted to CDC from states that reported HIV co-infection status for at least 70... Read more »
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HIV Indeterminate Story from a Former Sex Worker

Posted by formerroxanne, 1 Reply
I worked as Sex Worker on a casual basis from 2007 to early 2012 and have vowed to discontinue all sex work. (Yes, this is a I have left prostitution as well as a I was HIV Indeterminate piece.)

This piece, as well as touching on the waiting time... Read more »

syphilis & HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi,

My VDRL came out +ve with 1:16 titre and TPHA was +ve while HIV came out -ve in week 5. Doctor confirmed it as syphilis and gave me my first penicillin jab and some medication to be taken for two weeks.

After the medication, my rash had gone but i... Read more »

Indeterminate Western Blot

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I had a routine HIV test done two weeks ago. The result was indeterminate. I am not a "high risk" individual. My last sexual contact was vaginal sex, unprotected, about 90 days ago with a good friend who claims to be clean. I have only been with two... Read more »

Indeterminate Western Blot test

Posted by Candi, 1 Reply
Hello,
To get with my question I will start as I went in for what I thought was a routine check up after sepearting from my husband approximently six months ago, I got an HIV test done by ELISA and it was positive, then my doctor did not know about... Read more »

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