Testing Positive For Hiv With A Mutation

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Did You Just Test HIV Positive?

Table of Contents Introduction Normal Feelings Get Help and Support It Is Better to Know HIV and Women Make a New Start Useful Info Sheets for Newly Diagnosed Introduction Getting an HIV diagnosis can feel like the worst news in the world. It iscommon to feel anger, fear, confusion, shock, grief, depression, or otherpainful emotions. Even after you have known for some time and think you arecoming to terms with the news, it...

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CCR5 Mutation Testing

thebody.com recently released an interview with Jeffrey Laurence, M.D. about the Berlin Patient effectively being cured of HIV. The article was very informative. On one hand it fills those whose lives are touched by HIV with hope that a cure can be...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Screening for the delta 32 CCR5 mutation remains primarily a research tool at present. (See below.)Regarding your partner's concerns, review the information in the chapter on magnetic couples in the archives of this forum. I'll... Read more »

CCR5 testing at blood banks (DELTA 32 MUTATION, 2011)

Can a blood donor be tested for the delta32 CCR5 mutation at their local blood bank? If so, how would they go about requesting the test, and what would be the cost?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Local blood banks do not offer delta 32 mutation assays. These are primarily used as a research tool, although I have seen several clinical labs off the test. Remember, even if someone is homozygous for the delta 32 mutation (inherited from both... Read more »

Delta 32 testing is it available for partners of Poz? (DELTA 32 MUTATION, 2010)

Dear Doctor I am in a bind. My partner of 10 years has tested poz recently. He actually fell very ill and had almost no T-cells. I have been exposed many times over not only as it turns out by him but also at work trough needle sticks. I work as a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Testing for the delta 32 mutation remains primarily a research tool at present. (See below for a discussion of the delta 32 mutation.)As for your partner's "strain," what is really important is his drug resistance profile. His... Read more »

Viral Load/HIV type 1,2 cross reactions and viral mutations

You guys have a great informative site here. The best one on the web. Keep up the good work. I was wondering if you could tell me if a viral load, pcr, elisa, or wb Hiv test would react if someone were infected with type hiv 2 type virus. I had...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

The assays are constantly updated. So they take into account changes that the virus is undergoing. HIV-1 Viral load, PCR and WB would not react if HIV-2 infection were present. Rarely, HIV-1 ELISA tests have been positive when HIV-2 were present.... Read more »

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I am HIV positive, I tested positive a year ago.

Posted by DELRAELADAMSCH, 1 Reply

Hello I am HIV Positive and I have been taking the necessary medication and I tested positive a year ago. Read more »

mutated hiv

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Recently Is that true the fact that exist mutated hiv(can't detect Antibody test)?
If the fact's true.. How should we do?

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My son tested positive

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Hi everyone,
My son tested positive for HIV yesterday. Needless to say, I am terrified and have been on the internet to learn everything I can so I can learn how to help him live with this disease. Does anyone have any advice about helping my son and... Read more »

Possible Positive HIV Test

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This past week I went in for my annual blood HIV testing because my spouse has HIV. My initial HIV test this week returned with an abnormal result which inspired that lab to test with the additional Western Blot exam. This too returned... Read more »

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