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Is HIV Test Result A Year After Exposure,conclusive?
Question: Hello doctor my unprotected exposure was on March 2013 after that I did hiv 1&2 antibody test by tridot method on April may XXXXXXX July August September and October all came negative and again after 1 year I did immunochromatography method antibody test that also came back negative is my test is conclusive or I should go for any other test like western blot and tridot and immunochromatography is accurate for hiv test pls help me I am fully afraid but still I have symptoms like joint pain head pain and all pls help me
Brief Answer:
You need not worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX welcome to HealthcareMagic.
I am Dr Aslam here to help you.
I have read your query in detail,and understand your concerns.
The usual protocol in such exposure is : we will do a screening test(tridot) at the first visit > if neg,we will repeat after 3 months.
If this second test is also negative,infection is highly unlikely.
Sometimes,especially in case of anxious patient like yours,we repeat the test after 3 more months.If that is too neg,we can be 100% sure(These screening tests have sensitivity of more than 99.5%)
You had gone beyond the 3rd step too.You had a neg antibody test after 1 year.
So I can assure you with 100% confidence that you are not infected,if you had no further exposure.
But,If you are so obsessed,there is nothing wrong(except the cost) in doing a western blot,of which I am sure to be neg.
Hope I have cleared your query.If you have further questions,I will be happy to help.Wishing you healthy days ahead.Thank you.
You need not worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX welcome to HealthcareMagic.
I am Dr Aslam here to help you.
I have read your query in detail,and understand your concerns.
The usual protocol in such exposure is : we will do a screening test(tridot) at the first visit > if neg,we will repeat after 3 months.
If this second test is also negative,infection is highly unlikely.
Sometimes,especially in case of anxious patient like yours,we repeat the test after 3 more months.If that is too neg,we can be 100% sure(These screening tests have sensitivity of more than 99.5%)
You had gone beyond the 3rd step too.You had a neg antibody test after 1 year.
So I can assure you with 100% confidence that you are not infected,if you had no further exposure.
But,If you are so obsessed,there is nothing wrong(except the cost) in doing a western blot,of which I am sure to be neg.
Hope I have cleared your query.If you have further questions,I will be happy to help.Wishing you healthy days ahead.Thank you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Thank u so much doctor I have did elisia also after 9 months the value was 0.46 as per ur consult I should go for further testing or is it conclusive
Brief Answer:
It is conclusive
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
It is conclusive.Need no further testing.
Kindly avoid further exposure.It is always better to avoid sex with strangers and commercials,even protected-there are many incidences like condom rupture.Honest family relations are always sweet and healthy-both physically and mentally.
Wishing you healthy personal and family life ahead.If you have no further questions,you can close the discussion and rate the answer.Thank you very much.
It is conclusive
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
It is conclusive.Need no further testing.
Kindly avoid further exposure.It is always better to avoid sex with strangers and commercials,even protected-there are many incidences like condom rupture.Honest family relations are always sweet and healthy-both physically and mentally.
Wishing you healthy personal and family life ahead.If you have no further questions,you can close the discussion and rate the answer.Thank you very much.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Doctor some says antibody can take longer than 1 year to build in our body but I have symptoms like joint pain head pain and vomiting I was under medicine for jaundise it can be false negative if we were under treatment means the result will be delayed
As per ur consult all my test results is conclusive
Thanks
As per ur consult all my test results is conclusive
Thanks
Brief Answer:
Still you need not worry.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Antibody usually appears with in 2-12 weeks after exposure.It is to cover any unexpected delay,we are repeating the test at 6 months.Beyond that,we can be sure.
Regarding false neg:
False negative result is common in confirmatory tests like western blot(even here,it is very rare),and not in screening tests like tridot(that is why we use them for screening).
Conditions like hepatitis can(rarely) cause false positive result rather than false negative.
Hope you got cleared now.Thank you.
Still you need not worry.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Antibody usually appears with in 2-12 weeks after exposure.It is to cover any unexpected delay,we are repeating the test at 6 months.Beyond that,we can be sure.
Regarding false neg:
False negative result is common in confirmatory tests like western blot(even here,it is very rare),and not in screening tests like tridot(that is why we use them for screening).
Conditions like hepatitis can(rarely) cause false positive result rather than false negative.
Hope you got cleared now.Thank you.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
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