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What Test Is Performed On Blood Serum To Detect Syphilis
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Can Syphilis test detect HIV?Is it possible to detect HIV infection from the blood test for syphilis, assuming the test is taken after the window period is over?...
Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.
University of Massachusetts, Medical School
No, the blood tests for syphilis are specific for that infection and do not provide any information on HIV status....
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Treatment for syphilis (SYPHILIS)Dear Dr Bob,I was recently diagnosed with HIV on 22nd Feb 08. After a few blood tests, my HIV... Read more »Do standard blood tests detect early signs of cancers?Does the standard blood tests performed at HIV clinics detect early signs of cancer? If not, are... Read more »
Articles
Increasing Detection of Asymptomatic Syphilis in HIV PatientsNoting that new syphilis diagnoses in London were mainly in men who have sex with men, many of whom also had HIV, researchers at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital introduced regular serological screening for syphilis in the HIV unit during routine... Read more »
Blood Test to Detect HIV in 20 Minutes Nears ApprovalFederal regulators are expected to give approval soon to an easy-to-use finger-prick blood test that can diagnose HIV infection in 20 minutes. The action will come more than four years after public health officials declared the urgent need for such... Read more »
Slowing Resurgent Syphilis in People With HIVTable of Contents Introduction An Epidemic Ends -- Then Resumes Syphilis Prevalence and Incidence Climbing HIV Incidence in People With Syphilis How Syphilis Starts, and How to Spot It Syphilis in the Brain, Syphilis in the Eye How... Read more »
Online-Mediated Syphilis Testing Shows PromiseOnline-mediated syphilis testing is helping diagnose syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM), a new report suggests. The annual number of syphilis cases in Amsterdam increased from 35 to 240 between 1998 and 2004, according to Rik H.... Read more »
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can you detect HIV w/ a basic blood test?
Posted by Anonymous
can you detect HIV w/ a basic blood test like testing for ur hematology and and blood chemistry? a blood test not specifically for HIV like the ELISA test.
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can a hematology blood test detect hiv?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
can a hematology blood test detect if you have hiv??? even though it isnt specifically for HIV like the ELISA??? pls answer
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HIV tests that detect the genetic material of HIV
Posted by nomoreworry4me
HIV tests that detect the genetic material of HIV itself (rather than antibodies or antigens) are known as PCR tests. PCR stands for Polymerase Chain Reaction and is a common way of testing for a variety of different organisms. The overall process...
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blood bank detection
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
is it true that if u give blood then you will be informed if you are + ? what if u gave blood and u were unaware you were + ? would they detect it?Read more » Advertisement
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