Seroconverting After Happy Ending

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how many late seroconverters after PEP?

I am a healthcare worker that sustained a superficial needlestick injury from a very high risk source (noncompliant with meds, end stage AIDS). I started Combivir 1 hour after the incident, and added Kaletra 34 hours after the incident. I'm...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,In my personal experience, none has seroconverted beyond the three-month mark; however, there are a few reports in the literature. The CDC guidelines continue to recommend post-PEP HIV-antibody testing at four to six weeks, three months and six... Read more »

Confused. Recently seroconverted.

I am a 46 year old female. HIV RN who was exposed to HIV needle stick and skin. I seroconvert after... Read more »

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D. »

-THIS IS HIV IS IT NOT???have i seroconverted -please assist- have wierd spots on both sides of legs now disappearing

Hello Dr. Bob, Have i just seroconverted? High Risk encounter vaginal intercourse (no condom)... Read more »

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am i seroconverting??? petrified....

Posted by mobieorly123, 1 Reply

Someone please read and respond.... on the 14th of march sunday i had what would be called a low risk recieving oral sex from a dancer later noticed i had small cut on penis.

That next tuesday I started getting lower stomach cramps followd by alot of... Read more »

to the RN who seroconverted after 18 months

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi there. I hope you are well.
I read your posts about you taking much longer than the stipulated window period to seroconvert---18 months!
May I ask about your testing history? Did you test at 3, 6, 12 months? And then the final test at 18 months?
I... Read more »

SEROCONVERTED

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I recently was infected over the 4th weekend. I had 2 one night stands - both girls pursued me and I had unprotected sex. I just know the 1st girl was the one who murdered me (well murder/suicide is the more accurate depiction). She looked sick in... Read more »

Seroconverted on April Fools Day

Posted by AZSouthBay, 4 Replies

I seroconverted on April Fools Day. Even before receiving the news, talking about going to get tested would give me what I just found out is a panic attack- lan overwhelming feeling I'm going to faint and hurl. Of course when receiving the news... Read more »

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