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Rapid Hiv Tests How Accurate Are They
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Rapid HIV Test. How accurate?Hello Dr. Bob, Thank you for taking the time in reading this.It has been since 6/7/2010 I had unprotected oral sex/partial intercourse with a female. I say partial because she tried to get me to enter her with out a condom, I got half way in but...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,A negative rapid HIV test at six months would be considered definitive, conclusive and WOO-HOO-able. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. No additional HIV testing is warranted.Be well. Stay well. WOO-HOO!Dr. Bob...
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Ding Dong Injury- Can people trust the rapid hiv tests? (Seattle Department Finds OraSure HIV Test to Be Less Accurate Than Label Claims)DR Greetings and well wishes!! I hope your having a fabulous evening!! First let me tell you that... Read more »rapid test from Trinity Biotech accurate??I went to get tested at 13 weeks after exposure at a lab and got non reacteve results from a... Read more »
Articles
Innovative Rapid HIV Test Appears to Detect Acute HIV; OraQuick Rapid Saliva Tests Found to Be Not Very Accurate for High Risk TestersMy name's Chris Pilcher and I'm a HIV researcher from UCSF [University of California, San Francisco]. I'm principally interested in HIV diagnostics and particularly in detecting and managing acute HIV infection. The poster is appropriately titled,... Read more »
How Accurate Are Rapid HIV Tests? Study Finds Blood Tests Slightly More Accurate Than Oral TestsRapid HIV tests perform slightly worse when testing oral samples in comparison to blood, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Jan. 24. Researchers from Canada, led by Nitika Pant Pai, M.D., of McGill... Read more »
Seattle Department Finds OraSure HIV Test to Be Less Accurate Than Label ClaimsA report by Public Health -- Seattle and King County in Washington state has found that testing with OraSure Technologies ' OraQuick test provides less accurate results than the label claims, Bloomberg reports. The OraQuick test is the only... Read more »
Supplemental Testing for Confirmation of Reactive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV Antibody TestsIn March 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the OraQuick® Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test (OraSure Technologies, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) for use with oral fluid by trained personnel as a point-of-care test to aid in the diagnosis of... Read more »
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How accurate is Oraquick Advice Rapid HIV Test?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
From all the articles i read the specificity on the test is 100% which means if your negative then your really negative unless your in the window period.This was the fingerprick test I tested 43 Days after exposure - negative I tested 121 days after... Read more » Are Rapid Tests accurate?
Posted by Anonymous
I performed unprotected oral sex on a Pre-op transexual (shemale) escort three months ago. She did not cum in my mouth. I have very bad gingivitis, bleeding gums etc. After an unbearable three month waiting period, I went ahead and got tested using... Read more » How Accurate is a Rapid Test?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Does anyone know how accurate the OraQuick blood drop test is?Can this test be trusted? Read more » Rapid oral HIV test wins FDA approval
Posted by Anonymous
Rapid oral HIV test wins FDA approvalFriday, March 26, 2004 Posted: 4:02 PM EST (2102 GMT) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story Tools --------------------------------------------------------------------... Read more »
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