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What Can Cause A False Positive Hiv Test
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Can Hep B Vaccine cause a false positive HIV test?Help DOC!thanks BD for your time,I'm finding this site to be #1 HIV infosource!!!#1As regular blood donator, I was suprised that my donation was rejected, due to false positive for HIV. Could it be do to 2nd series of Hepatitis B vaccination....
Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Two excellent questions1) Can Hepatitis B vaccine cause false positive HIV test??Apologies in advance for a lengthy answer.Many vaccines can stimulate "cross-reacting" antibodies. It is definitely theoretically possible that the...
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Do HIV meds cause false positives on job drug tests?I am about to start a new job and would like to keep my HIV status as private as possible. The job... Read more »Gardasil plus flu vaccine, false positive HIV?(INFLUENZA VACCINATION AND INDETERMINATE WESTERN BLOT TESTS) (FLU SHOT AND FALSE POSITIVE HIV TESTS)A week ago my 17-year-old daughter received a letter from Red Cross indicating she screened HIV... Read more »
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Early Expiration May Be Cause of Unusually High False-Positive Rates on OraQuick Rapid HIV Tests, Study FindsThere's nothing like hearing the results of studies directly from those who actually conducted the research. In this interview, you'll meet one of these impressive HIV researchers and read her explanation of a study she presented at CROI 2009. After... Read more »
Questions and Answers: False-Positive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV TestsWhat is the significance of the reported increases in false positives when using the oral fluid HIV test in New York City sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics? It is important to keep in mind that overall oral fluid tests have performed well.... Read more »
Overview of False-Positive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV TestsThe New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) describes "False-Positive Oral Fluid Rapid Tests, New York City 2005-2008" in the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control's (CDC's) June 18, 2008 Morbidity and Mortality... Read more »
San Francisco Clinics Getting High False-Positive Rate on Oral HIV TestAccording to San Francisco Department of Public Health officials, analyses of more than 6,000 rapid-result oral HIV tests conducted in city public health clinics since spring found 47 positive results in patients who were negative in follow-up... Read more »
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I tested Positive, My boyfriend didnt, False positive?
Posted by ruraltgwoman, 1 Reply
I tested positive for HIV on 12/10. My boyfriend just got his results back today 12/21. His results came back negative.We have been having unprotected sex for the last 4 years and have been together for 5. I have only been wih him during that... Read more » False Positive?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Does anyone know if marijuana could cause a false positive test result (specifically for an HIV DNA by PCR)? I smoked a lot about five days prior to my test. Also, I am on an antidepressant/anti-anxiety medication called Effexor (150 mg). Does...
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What things cause a false positive?
Posted by Anonymous
....on a rapid (oraquick) test?Are their certain medical conditions, medicines, etc that cause these false positives??? Just wodering why they happen? Read more » Question about false positive ........
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Does anyone know whether physical illness or certain medication such as penicillin could result in a false positive? How accurate is the Elisa considering it only tests for antibodies rather than the actual virus? I'm considering getting tested...
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