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Which Test Can Be Taken Other Than Elisa To Check HIV?
Hi my name is rohan and am 33 year old i have sex with a prostitute on july after that i saw some blood on my condom and my hand on september i have joint pain and mild fever after 3 month i check hiv rapid test twice the result came negative and i test again after 4 month also the result came negative still i have some pain on my jointand some rashes so am worried this rapid test is accurate or shall i test again some other test ex elisa pls reply me
Fri, 6 Jun 2014
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Most of the rapid test for HIV available in market are more than 98% sensitive and specific. There too, two negative rapid test after 3 months became more conclusive and ruled out the possibility of HIV in you. So nothing to worry. All your symptoms are not related to HIV. If you want to be more sure about your HIV status, then you can go foe Western Blot Test for HIV which is still more confirmatory.
Dr S.Murugan
Welcome to HCM.
Most of the rapid test for HIV available in market are more than 98% sensitive and specific. There too, two negative rapid test after 3 months became more conclusive and ruled out the possibility of HIV in you. So nothing to worry. All your symptoms are not related to HIV. If you want to be more sure about your HIV status, then you can go foe Western Blot Test for HIV which is still more confirmatory.
Dr S.Murugan
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