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What Does My Following Medical Report Indicate?
Hello Doctors,
Help on reading my HIV lab result.
HIV 1/O/2 Abs, Qual= repeatedly reactive
HIV 1/O/2 Abs- Index Value=1.67 Flag=H
Index Value: Specimen reactivity realtive to the negative cutoff
I just took a Western Blot test and still waiting for the result
Help on reading my HIV lab result.
HIV 1/O/2 Abs, Qual= repeatedly reactive
HIV 1/O/2 Abs- Index Value=1.67 Flag=H
Index Value: Specimen reactivity realtive to the negative cutoff
I just took a Western Blot test and still waiting for the result
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
Hi,
Welcome to HCM,
Your HIV report is reading as reactive meaning it is positive for HIV and 1 and 2 antibodies. Qualitative test meaning a test which detects the presence of any antibodies against HIV 1 and 2. But it has to be confirmed by western blot. You have been rightly suggested to confirm your HIV status by western blot. For any qualitative test there is a cut off value which is determined by serial testing and decided by the manufacturer of the testing kit.
Any positive or negative reaction is compared with the cut off value. Values above the cut off are taken as positive and values below the cut off are taken as negative.
Thanks
Welcome to HCM,
Your HIV report is reading as reactive meaning it is positive for HIV and 1 and 2 antibodies. Qualitative test meaning a test which detects the presence of any antibodies against HIV 1 and 2. But it has to be confirmed by western blot. You have been rightly suggested to confirm your HIV status by western blot. For any qualitative test there is a cut off value which is determined by serial testing and decided by the manufacturer of the testing kit.
Any positive or negative reaction is compared with the cut off value. Values above the cut off are taken as positive and values below the cut off are taken as negative.
Thanks
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The people usually ask such questions and unusually concerned .You are HIV negative. Don't worry, let the Western blot come , it will reconfirm your negativity.
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