Seroconversion Hiv After 6 Months

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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. ... Read more »

30 month seroconversion??

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Since you're debating the window period, and "seroReversion", what do you think of this?

http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/ViralLoad/Archive/Treatment/Q8096.qna

Apparently this person was sick and suspected HIV, so they took a number of antibody and... Read more »

Regarding 9 month seroconversion

Posted by Anonymous

Just look at the posts. Count back in months from the date of the post the amount of months this guy claims to have seroconverted. They all go back to Feb 1998. So does the 9 month case referred to earlier...so it's basically rubbish.

Kind Regards,

Kev... Read more »

Documented Seroconversion beyond 6 months - scary!

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Everyone - Not news I am happy to report but just today Dr. Holodniy responded to a post from an individual who tested HIV+ beyond the window period. Needless to say it scared the !@#$ out of me.

My first results...

"I'm 52, was neg 6/00, pos 11/01... Read more »

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 »

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What do you think about a test at 5 months???? (HEPATITIS C AND DELAYED HIV SEROCONVERSION)

Dr. Bob, Hello good doctor, I am a long time reader of the forum. You helped me out years ago and I am still grateful for your assisstance. More importantly, how are you doing? Are you feeling good? I hope you and Steve are still together,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Welcome back to the forum.Your WOO-HOO is definitive, conclusive and Dr. Bob-certified, OK? The whole hepatitis C story has been blown way, way, way out of proportion. See below. If you don't have active hepatitis C (you'd be sick if... Read more »

Seroconversion illness and antibodies/Seroconversion and HIV testing

Question 1:Firstly, thank you for your valuable advice. The work you do is abolutelyinvaluable! Could you tell me, assuming an individual suffers from aretroviral illness, how soon after this illness would you expect detectable antibodies (by ELISA)...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question.It's really hard to determine how long a person will begin to produceantibodies after the Acute Viral Syndrome stage. Not all persons will haveAcute Viral Syndrome, and the severity of this syndrome can vary greatly... Read more »

6 months plus seroconversion

Is it true that the HIV seroconversions that occurred beyond the six month window period were reported several years ago when the ELISA technology was less advanced and that nowadays with newer, better ELISA technology virtually all people will...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

That pretty much somes it up.... Read more »

Re: 30 month seroconversion

Dear Doc, The person who posted "delayed seroconversion" mentions testing only at one point in time. How can he/she conclude that it took 30 months to seroconvert? A negative in 1998 doesn't rule out the possibility that...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

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