What An HIV Test Will Reveal

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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Urges Lawmakers to Be Tested For HIV, Publicly Reveal Status as Part of New Initiative

In an announcement launching the Zimbabwe Parliamentarians Against HIV (ZIPAH) in Harare on Thursday, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said since he came to office in 1980 "quite a number of" his cabinet ministers have died of AIDS-related causes,... Read more »

Zuma Publicly Reveals Results of HIV Test, Launching Government Testing, Treatment Drive

South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday publicly announced that his most recent HIV test had come back negative, "as his government rolled out a major AIDS prevention and treatment campaign," the Los Angeles Times reports. "Zuma's HIV exam... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study Reveals Promise for HIV Test

In San Diego County, a program that integrated nucleic acid testing (NAT) with rapid-result HIV antibody screening helped increase the HIV case detection yield -- especially in settings that cater to high-risk individuals, a new study shows. Of... Read more »

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Will a lymph node biopsy reveal HIV virus?

I tested HIV negative for a year and a half, but have reason to believe with my sexual history that there may be a delayed seroconversion... non-stop symptoms and low cd4's. my cheeks/neck glands are swollen all the time (especially the left...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

A trained pathologist should be able to recognize lymph nodes which are suspicious for HIV infection. HOWEVER, evven if you were to have such a lymph node, only a positive HIV blood test would allow one to conclude that you are indeed infected.... Read more »

Revealing HIV/AIDS during preliminary interviews

This is a long question. I applied via a phone to a national insurancecompany for a job as a CSR at a new call center opening in my city. Duringthis phone interview, I revealed my HIV/AIDS status. I had become serioulsyill 16 months ago and went on...

Response from Lynne Gabriel

WorkPositive, Inc.

Because your question is regarding legal options, I am referring it to thesection regarding HIV and the Law. I have forwarded your question to them,please check that area for a reply(http://www.thebody.com/cgi/legalans.html#recent). Thank you.... Read more »

hiv positive, scared of revealing

Dear dr Robert,I am hiv possitive and have been on drugs for 7yrs now.my cd4 is 790 and my viral load below 40 copies.recently i fell in love with a man,although i've not told him my status but for 3 months now we've been having protected...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Disclosure is never easy and each situation is unique. Your situation is another example of why I recommend HIVers disclose their status sooner rather than later. It actually becomes more difficult as time goes on. Nondisclosure is actually... Read more »

Positive Elisa, Indeterminate Western Blot, Negative Rapid Test HIV test was indeterminate?(INDETERMINATE HIV TESTS, 2009) (PREGNANCY, 2009)

Hi, Doctor - Around 2 weeks ago during my annual OBGYN appointment, I received a HIV test. The Elisa came back repeatedly positive and the Western Blot was indeterminate with traces of P24. Freaking out, I then went to my local health clinic 4 days...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You are most likely HIV negative. See below.Dr. BobHIV test was indeterminate?(INDETERMINATE HIV TESTS, 2009) (PREGNANCY, 2009)Feb 21, 2009 Hi, I have been sexually active for over two years now. I got tested two years ago and it came back... Read more »

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Attitudes on HIV Drugs Revealed

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Michael Carter

Lipodystrophy too high a price for two years of extra life, say patients

The majority of HIV-positive Californians would be prepared to have their life expectancy shortened by over two years if it meant avoiding the disfigurement of... Read more »

Test results to HIV and HCV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

In a suicide attempt, a 27-year-old man injected himself in the brachial vein with 0.1 ml of blood that he had obtained, using the same insulin syringe, from a drug addict seropositive for HIV and HCV. Thirteen days after the injection, the man had... Read more »

Testing for Hiv-accuracy of test after Exposure!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Anyone please help with this one!! IF you had a possible exposure to Hiv, how long Before Tests will pick up the infection, and how accurate are the rapid Hiv tests against the Elisa tests? If you are Elisa negative at 8 weeks after infection and 12... Read more »

testing question

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

This is a question about the HIV test.
I am a male who has had several HIV tests, each separated by 6 months or more. They were anonymous tests in which I answered all the pre-test questions about sexual activity truthfully; except for one.
I lied... Read more »

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