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HIV test

Various tests have been used to detect HIV and production of antibodies thereto; some HTs shown below are no longer actively used, but are listed for completeness and context. See HIV, Immunoblot.

HIV tests

Culture The direct culture of HIV in the appropriate cell–human lymphocytes

IgA assay An immunoblot-type assay which allows the early diagnosis in infants of perinatal HIV infection

p24 antigen The measurement of HIV's p24 antigen by immunoassay, confirmation by neutralization; very low sensitivity

PCR Amplification of HIV nucleotide sequences by PCR, used to confirm indeterminate Western blot results

RNA testing

Western blot An immune assay which detects specific antibodies to HIV antigens, including p24–often the first antibody to appear; low-risk individuals with a persisting indeterminant Western blot at 3 months may be regarded as negative and require no further followup

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Patient discussion about HIV testing.

Q. The HIV test came back POSITIVE! My very close friend 'Demonte'. One day in December as he was returning from a business trip, his wife met him at the airport with terrible news. During a routine pregnancy check up, her doctor had administered an HIV test along with other blood-work. The HIV test came back POSITIVE! The doctor wanted to begin administering drugs immediately but the cost of these drugs here when compared to their family income was prohibitive. I helped him with some of my savings. He already sold his favorite sentimental car to save his precious wife. Now i want to know is there any NATURAL medicine to cure this? Hope it costs less and available.

A. there are no effective natural remedy for HIV. the medications are very hard ones that try to control the virus from spreading (cannot eliminate it though). no herbal remedy or nutrition change will do that.

Q. what tests do i need to do to check that i don't have HIV? and how long does it take to get an answer? i had unprotected sex with this girl i met , and i am really afraid , things just happened really quickly and we had sex and i did not use condom , what should i do ?

A. If you think that you have HIV or you just want to be sure, you should go to your nearest clinic and get tested. They will know what tests you would need to take. Some clinics even do this kind of testing for free. Here is a website on different testings a nd prices: http://www.requestatest.com/STDtesting.aspx?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=std-testing&utm_campaign=std_g01 You should always use precaution when having intercourse. You can never be to safe. Hope this helps.

Q. can 3 positive test make u undetectable?My sister is Positive and she is saying that her Hiv is undetectable? Ok so my sister found out like 2yrs ago that she was HIV positive,,well now she is telling my family that it is undetectable..So how is that/She has all the test results from different test and doctors saying she has it,,and she says she has no need to take the meds she was prescribed because she is in such a low start of the HIV that it is undetectable..So can someone please help me? I dont need her going out and spreading this to innocent people..

A. It's important to make the distinction between several things: Being positive to HIV, which it seems she definitely is, and the amount of virus particles in the blood, which, along with measurements of the function of the immune system give us details about how active and advanced the disease is. Th third thing is the decision to treat the patient, which in many cases is delayed for long time after the patient was found to be infected with HIV.

So, as you said, your sister definitely has HIV, and she may infect others, although she may not have active disease (AIDS), and therfore does not require treatment currently.