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Urine ELISA Tests

Posted by Anonymous

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 »

7 week elisa

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I suffered a very severe case of what I believe to be ARS. I had extreme night sweats, white tongue with unusual blemishes, very very dark urine, bad fatigue, swollen lymphs ect. My last sexual experience had been three weeks before. They did an... Read more »

Urine Test

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi All,
Sorry I typed the wrong time period in the last message. I am under a lot of stress. Ok, I had a Urine test at 8 weeks and tested negative. Does the 95% accurate rule at 25 days still exist with Urine tests?

I have another question also,... Read more »

Is there other test to supplement the ELISA?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hi,

apart from the elisa test, what other tests can i take to supplement this elisa test?can i do a westernblot test even if my elisa test is non-reactive?what other tests do u recommend? Read more »

ELISA at 6 weeks?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I tested negative on an ELISA test at 6 weeks. How accurate do you think that is?

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Elisa Results +ve and reactive (FALSE POSITIVE ELISA AND PREGNANCY)

Dear Rob,I am 37 year old happily married man and have been married for more than eight years. We have two sons, eight and six.My wife is 20 weeks pregnant. She went for all sorts of tests as per norm, but to our schock the Elisa results came back:...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Positive/reactive ELISA results must always, always, always be confirmed with a more specific test (Western Blot or immunofluorescent assay) before the person is labeled HIV positive. That your wife's gynecologist may not realize this is... Read more »

Dr Robert is an Hiv WesternBlot (ELISA versus WESTERN BLOT tests for diagnostic screening)

Dr Robert is an Hiv Western Blot alot better then reg HIv 1/2 Elisa. Yeah I had My Dr run them both tests and they are Negative. Thanks' ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Western Blot tests should only be run to confirm a repeatedly reactive (positive) ELISA (or EIA or rapid test). It should not be used as a diagnostic tests without a positive initial screening test, due to the possibility of false-positive or... Read more »

Negative Elisa but Indeterminate WB - PLEASE HELP

Dear Doctor, thanks a lot for your good work and I hope I am at the right forum for this question. 7 days back , I had one instance of unprotected oral and vaginal sex with a Russian commercial sex worker . With in 86 hours of this sexual act, I...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Let me try to make this response as simple as possible: if you want to know you your HIV status, get tested at least three months after your exposure. Getting your partners tested and obssessing about the details will not give you the answer that... Read more »

Reactive Elisa but indeterminate Western Blot

I am a 30 year old married heterosexual male. I am in a monogamous relationship and have had sex only with one woman (my wife). I have indulged in protected vaginal intercourse with my wife and it has been protected. We like taking precautions. We...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your HIV risk is essentially nonexistent. Why are you freaking out?Your reactive ELISA and indeterminate Western Blot almost definitely is the result of a false-positive ELISA. (See below.) Your experience at age 10 is not an HIV-transmission... Read more »

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