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Urine Testing for HIV

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Hello, I need your help. I may be positive for HIV (waiting on results). Recently, I accepted a new position with a new company. The company's insurance vendor requires that you take an HIV test via urine sample. If I am positive, I definitely do... Read more »

Urine Testing for HIV

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HIV from Urine Droplets ???

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Hello,

Can someone pls advise ?

I was using the adjacent urinal in the public men's toilet on 29 Apr 2000. The other urinal was occupied by another guy. After he has done so (pee), it could be seen that he wanted to rid urine remains by "shaking"... Read more »

Urine Tests

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi,
I took a Urine Test for HIV at 8 months. First off, how accurate is a urine test for HIV and by the way, I tested negative for antibodies. Is this a good sign?

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Urine ELISA Tests

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Hi All, About 2 months ago I had protected inter-course with a SW. ABout 4 days later I ended up with loose bowel movements, night sweats, exzema on my fingers, a sore throat which lasted for a week when away and then came back three weeks later. ... Read more »

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Urine Test

Dear Dr.I just recently read the news that they found HIV antibodies on urine elisa test and not on blood elisa. Can you clearify what is the significance of this finding and your opinion on what that means or does not mean? Thank you....

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

The test has generated alot of responses. It has been known for years that antibodies to HIV exist in urine. The finding that 20 or so people (out of 50,000 tested,.04%)had HIV antibodies in their urine and not in their blood is an important... Read more »

Urine Test??

Hey Dr. Bob...I have a question about the HIV Urine Test....Is it as accurte as the other test....? Two years ago I was drugged and taken advantage of...The guy had anal sex with me without a condom...I dont know if he climaxed in me...I'm...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,"Calypte HIV-1 Urine EIA" is an FDA-approved screening HIV test. It is administered only by physicians, and a positive result requires confirmation by standard HIV blood tests (Western Blot) before it is deemed definitively positive.... Read more »

hiv phobia and cant go testing .Do I need testing?

hello doctor ,first of all sorry for my english I hope that you will undertand my story. my exposure is almost 2 years ago. I am male ,mid 30 and circumsized .I had one time protected vaginal sex .I used trojan condom .I put the condom on , but it...

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.

University of North Carolina

Hi thereI would say that you are at very low risk of HIV due to your use of the condom. The body of research on the effectiveness of latex condoms in preventing sexual transmission of HIV is both comprehensive and conclusive. The ability of latex... Read more »

Urine testing at Blood Banks?

With this new information on the sensitivity of the Urine tests even possibly being more accurate than the Blood ELISA, do you think that doctors' offices will soon begin performing urine tests instead of blood? Also, with this new study, do...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I think we need further (independent) studies before I would consider using this test in the office. I think the blood bankers would agree. However, if the urine test is validated, it is conceivable that they would add this to the current screening... Read more »

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