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Steroid Cream And False Negative
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Steroid creams (please answer this time)Dear, Doctor. Please, please, give me the answer this time. I've searched archives so many times and read almost all relative answers. I have no specialist like you to ask. I collected very detailed information about my medications because you...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi.1. Yes. (Why would your situation be different?)2. Nope.3. Stop worrying and start WOO-HOO-ing. Your negative HIV test five years after your possible exposure is conclusive.Dr. Bob...
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PCR negative after steroide reduction againHello, My opinion hasn't changed. Corticosteroids can suppress immune responses and might... Read more »PCR negative after reduction steroid doseHello, Although long-term use of immunosuppressive agents, such as corticosteroids, can affect... Read more »
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Is Your HIV Treatment Working? Warning Signs and False AlarmsThe first few months after starting HIV treatment are pivotal in determining whether your first regimen will be successful. Yet if you are brand new to HIV/AIDS treatment, how can you know what success is? It can be hard to tell the difference... Read more »
Questions and Answers: False-Positive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV TestsWhat is the significance of the reported increases in false positives when using the oral fluid HIV test in New York City sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics? It is important to keep in mind that overall oral fluid tests have performed well.... Read more »
San Francisco Clinics Getting High False-Positive Rate on Oral HIV TestAccording to San Francisco Department of Public Health officials, analyses of more than 6,000 rapid-result oral HIV tests conducted in city public health clinics since spring found 47 positive results in patients who were negative in follow-up... Read more »
True or False: The HIV Knowledge TestInformation about HIV and AIDS is constantly evolving. It's hard to keep up and it's often overwhelming. Check your current knowledge of HIV with the following test. According to George W. Bush, current occupant of the White House, "AIDS can be... Read more »
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False Negative
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi, I read somewhere that cortisone can cause false-negatives, well the day I took my HIV test, I had put some hydrocortisone cream on a rash I had earlier that day. Should I be concered that I recieved a false-negative?
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False negative
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Whta are the chances of having a false negative test at 4 months. Freaking out wondering if I need a 6 month test, somebody please answer!!
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to jackie re false negatives
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
jackieDid you have false negatives prior to the 8 week positive. Are there a lot of false negatives during ARS? How about false negatives 2 or 3 weeks after "symptoms" suggesting ARS? Is this common? Do the current test pick up the antibodies... Read more » face it, there are false negatives
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
Face it...there are false negatives I know of a number of people who have had repeated hiv Elisa tests come back negative over a period of years only to subsequently come down with an opportunistic infection like PCP and then test positive. It... Read more » Advertisement
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