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What Affects Hiv Test Results
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Will consuming liquor affect HIV test result?? (Doctor plz help me....) (ALCOHOL AND HIV TEST RESULTS, 2009)Dear Doc Bob,I am from Malaysia...Thank you for spending some times with me cause i really feel helpless now...I want to ask if i drink some liquor (around 200ml, 40% alcohol)eight hours before i take HIV test (Elisa-probably ealier generation),...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Alcohol does not affect HIV test results. (See below)Yes, your 99-day result is conclusive.Good luck. Be well.Dr. BobFollow up to the binge drinking question.Jul 26, 2008 Bob, My question was because i am drinking so much alcohol, will the...
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Do x-rays affect hiv test result?I do an x-ray for my lung, than I do a hiv antibodies screening assay Immediately. It is... Read more »Can drinking alcohol affect HIV test resultsI had an HIV test yesterday, just after lunch where I had drank 2 glasses of wine. Will the alcohol... Read more »
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New York Times Examines How Rapid At-Home HIV Test Might Affect Dating CultureThe New York Times on Sunday examined how the approval of a rapid at-home HIV test might affect the dating culture in the U.S. Bethlehem, Pa.-based OraSure Technologies is expected to apply soon to FDA for permission to sell its OraQuick... Read more »
New York: Law Not Affecting HIV TestingNew York's law requiring the names of HIV-positive individuals to be submitted to the state is not discouraging people from getting tested, according to a study by the Department of Health's AIDS Institute. "Most people didn't even know we had... Read more »
Results of the Expanded HIV Testing Initiative -- 25 Jurisdictions, United States, 2007-2010Approximately 20% of the estimated 1.2 million persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States at the end of 2008 were not aware of their infection. 1 Testing, diagnosis, medical care, treatment with highly... Read more »
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