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Seroconversion After Hiv Exposure
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Can Antibiotics taken after exposure delay seroconversion (ANTIBIOTICS AND HIV TESTING, 2010)Dr. Bob, I want to thank you for taking the time to answer my questions in the past. Unfortunately I am still very worried. I still have symptoms I cant explain and now I have a rash on my body 12 weeks later after my possible exposure and I am so...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,As with so many of the questions cramming their way into my overstuffed inbox, your question has been asked (and answered) numerous times before. A quick search of the archives would have revealed this. See below!Dr. BobCan antibiotics affect...
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Newly infected: Time between exposure and seroconversion illness?Dr Bob, I've been reading your advice for a long time because my partner is positive. I read a... Read more »Possible Occupational Exposure And Seroconversion-RevisedHi Dr. Frascino. My story began on 4/26/06 when at work a patients bloody sheet might have... Read more »
Articles
Factors Associated With HIV Seroconversion in Gay Men in England at the Start of the 21st CenturyIn order to "detect and quantify current risk factors for HIV seroconversion among gay men seeking repeat tests at sexual health clinics," the authors conducted an unmatched case control study in London, Brighton, and Manchester. The authors... Read more »
I-161: Experience of Health-Care Workers (HCWs) Taking Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) after Occupational HIV Exposures: Findings of the HIV PEP RegistryThe HIV PEP Registry was established by the CDC after the US Public Health Service first recommended in 1996 the use of combination antiretroviral therapy as prophylaxis immediately following certain occupational HIV exposures, in an effort to... Read more »
Update on Occupational ExposureThe following is updated information on the current status of occupationally acquired HIV infection primarily based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Reported Cases The number of reported cases through June, 1995 was 46... Read more »
Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Health-Care Worker Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure ProphylaxisNote: The guidelines have been revised; for the updated guidelines in PDF format, click here . Contributors Summary Introduction Definitions of Health-Care Workers and Exposure Background Risk for Occupational Transmission of... Read more »
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Timing of Acute HIV and Sero-Conversion
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
My question relates to timing of possible HIV exposure, Acute HIV and subsequent sero-conversion. Note I have tested negative with Elia tests out to 19 weeks but I have not been well since 2 weeks after the event feeling tired with off and on with... Read more » Latent seroconversion to HIV+ after 6 months
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Nov.13/01 - I am a RN, 59 yrs old, white, female, I have no other medical problems. I suffered an accidental needlestick from an aids patient on Jan. 27/00. I took the required medication for safety sake, had been testing HIV- until July 28, 2001. ...
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Seroconversion
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
How soon after exposure could seroconversion occur?My exposure was Thursday morning. Could I be experiencing seroconversion already, only 5 days later? My glands on one side of my face hurt and are swollen, no fever, sore ear. Can anyone advise me? ... Read more » How long and how severe can seroconversion be?
Posted by rufenough, 3 Replies
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I had possible exposure to HIV in early March, in fact I contracted Gonarhea and it was this that got me concerned. After I had the Gonerhea treated (with antiobiotics) I felt fine for about 3 or 4 days....but... Read more »
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