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Pcr Dna Touching An Open Scab
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DNA PCR vs RNA PCRDear Doc:I am confused about DNA PCR vs RNA PCR. Which one has the higher rate of false positive? I had a DNA PCR test done which indicated 9,130 IU/mL. The PCR was done because my first round of blood work indicated HIV antibodies. The doctor...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello Dave,These two tests (DNA PCR and RNA PCR) measure two different things and therefore you cannot compare one to the other as far as false-positive are concerned.In your particular case, you had no risk factors; consequently, you should not...
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HIV DNA pcr? Made donation pls helpI have donated money but please help i have a serious question. What is the risk for a negative... Read more »Proviral DNA by PCRHi Dr. Bob,I promise I will donate to this great foundation.Here is my story:I went to Amsterdam in... Read more »
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Opening to DeathAn excerpt from Who Dies? by Stephen Levine. Copyright © 1982 by Stephen Levine. Used by permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc, http://www.bdd.com . Today, approximately 200,000 people died. Some... Read more »
Treatment NewsChange in Official "When-to-Start" Recommendations On the same day as the opening of the 8th Annual Retrovirus Conference, the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID, a division of the National Institutes of Health [NIH])... Read more »
Canada: Health Unit Uses Light Touch for Serious TopicOntario's Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit uses humor in its latest poster campaign to encourage men to be treated for sexually transmitted diseases. Headlined, "Guys, urine luck," the posters explain that new tests mean many STDs can be... Read more »
AIDS and American Religion: An Issue of BloodMatt: 9:20-21 "And behold a women, which was diseased with an issueof blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: Forshe said within herself, If I may but touch the hem of his garment, I shall bewhole." (King James) ... Read more »
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Results of PCR DNA
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I have been following this board for quite some time now and even posted as anonymous a couple of times. I have been to hell and back for the past 3 years. I have cried so much and endured many sleepless nights. I have had so many symptoms which...
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if tip of penis just touches opening of penis???
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
If the tip of my penis went between someones crack and touched the opening of the anal wall without a condom, is it possible to get hiv from this, and if so, what are the odds of it happening. I am circumsized and live in oklahoma, if that has...
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Fingerring and touching anus opening
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Please help me I am making myself sick with worry. I Fingered a girl of unknown HIV status (not inside her but just the vulva). She briefly rubbed her vagina. About 10 minutes later she pressed my anal opening with the same finger. Is there a risk...
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DNA PCR tests
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Where does one go for a DNA PCR test and will they usually not be given to you? Read more »
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