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Piercing And Dna Pcr Testing
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Indeterminate Antibody Test, Negative PCR DNAHi, Dr Frascino,I am hoping against hope that you can give my wife and me some guidance here. Please, we plead with you.As recent as last week, my wife was asked to go for a HIV test for insurance purposes. The results were slightly positive ECLIA,...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello, Worried Wife and Husband.Your wife is HIV negative based on the totality of her test results.1. There are a number of potential causes for indeterminate HIV antibody test results. You can read about these in detail in the archives of this...
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Is bDNA PCR = DNA PCR?Dear Dr. Holodniy:Please keep up the wonderful, life-savings work you have been doing. I... Read more »Re Hiv Dna Pcr Possitive..confirmed negative (ANOTHER FALSE POSITIVE PCR TEST, 2011)Hello Dr.BobIts a new day today..I had a second DNA PCR but this time at the research department of... Read more »
Articles
Canada: 3,000 Warned of HIV Risk at Tattoo ShopCustomers who received tattoos or body piercings at Moonshin Tattoo, located on Dundas Street West in Mississauga, between March 2005 and February 2009 have been advised to seek testing for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Peel Public Health... Read more »
Canada: Warning for Clients of Coleman, Alberta, Piercing ShopAlberta Health Services is advising clients of a now-closed piercing parlor -- the Victor Proctor piercing operation, located inside Tommy Gun Tattoos in the southern Alberta town of Coleman -- to be tested for blood-borne viruses. The unapproved... Read more »
Canada: 2,000 Told of Disease Risk From Tattoos, PiercingsThe Durham Region Health Department said Thursday it closed an Oshawa tattoo and body piercing shop, Longhorn Custom Bodyart, due to the risks to patrons of viral hepatitis and HIV transmission. Health inspectors discovered the sterilizer was... Read more »
U.S. Panel Advises Tattooed and Pierced Not Give BloodA Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel voted on Thursday to continue a policy that requires people who have been pierced or tattooed to put off donating blood for a year after the procedure, but said those who have received acupuncture can... Read more »
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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 » DNA PCR Qualitative Tests
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Can somebody tell me the accuracy of DNA PCR Qualitative tests? If they are accurate when should they be got done at the earliest? I have read that they are not advised due to high false positive results. If so, then if result is negative is it...
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What do you think of DNA PCR tests?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Is it wise to get a DNA PCR test done. Does anyone have any experience with this? I called a web site that offers this service and they say that this test can be conclusive as early as six weeks. Is there any point in having this test done?
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First-Hand PCR DNA Testing Information
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Some of this is a repost, some of it isn't. It occurs to me that like me, there may be someone out there who is interested in a PCR DNA test and who, for whatever reason, isn't able to find a local medical authority they can pursue it with. It...
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