What Follow Up Confirmatory Tests Are Used To Diagnose Hiv Infection

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The Stages of HIV Disease

HIV Is a Continuum Infection Primary Infection (or Acute Infection) Seroconversion The Asymptomatic Stage Early- and Medium-Stage HIV Symptomatic Disease Late-Stage HIV Disease (AIDS) HIV Is a Continuum Most of us are used to thinking of disease in very simple terms: if you feel sick, you are sick; if you feel healthy, you are healthy. However, because HIV may begin causing subtle changes in the immune system long before an infected...

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Test result confirmatory?

Dr Holodniy,I had a low risk exposure of receiving oral sex, but I cannot totally rule out the possibility of blood being in the saliva. My Elisa test at 3 weeks after exposure was negative, and so was a viral load test at 32 days after exposure....

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I still would retest at a later date. It is unlikely that the muscle aches are HIV related in the absence of other symptoms.MH... Read more »

Waiting for confirmatory results

I have tested preliminary positive on 2 oral swabs. Im not waiting on a confirmatory western blot result. I was looking at insurance policies and some ask if you've ever tested positive on an HIV test. MY question. Do i have to say yes? I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You should not attempt to lie (or deceive) on insurance applications. Should they find out, they could cancel your policy. Also, essentially all policies now require an HIV test before the policy is issued. The new health care legislation will do... Read more »

Follow Up: K's 14 week post exposure HIV 1/2 test (ANOTHER FLUFFERNUTTER REGAINS HIS SANITY AND TESTS HIV NEGATIVE, 2010)

Hi DR.Bob;Hope you are well. K here with you. Finally got my over 3 months post test results back..NEGATIVE!! for HIV p24 antigen and HIV-1/2 antibody! What a rollercoaster ride. I guess you were right and i was wrong!! I assume the test is...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello K,WOO-HOO! Are you actually admitting I was right??? WOWZA! Well spank my butt and call me a Republican. I can hardly believe the words I'm reading! BRAVO K for believing your definitive and conclusive test results. Many folks who have... Read more »

home access express HIV-1 +, any confirmatory home test?

i tested positive with the Home Access Express HIV-1 test system. is there any HOME TESTING that's confirmatory? how can i purchase it?...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

No, and you should have this repeated and with a confirmatory test through a clinical laboratory.... Read more »

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