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Is An HIV Rapid Test Conclusive At 91 Days Post Exposure?

Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2015

Question: On 1 nov 2014 i had sucked breast of a lady of unknown hiv status(not a sex worker) and no other interaction. I felt some salty kind of taste and not sure if it was blood. I tested for hiv on 31st XXXXXXX (91 days and 13 weeks) using a rapid (tridot method) which was negative. On 4 feb i again tested at another lab using a rapid test (method not known). Do i need to test again Or are theae test conclusive. For around 15 days before the tests i was taking unienzyme and bcomplex can this affect the test reaults?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Sucking the breast of a non lactating woman has negligible risk for HIV

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query..

First of all sucking breast is not a high risk activity.
In lactating mothers, after a prolonged exposure to breast milk, only 25-30% of the children are getting HIV through breast milk. Not all the children who fed with breast milk and not definitely through one feed got HIV..
You had breast contact with a non-lactating woman. There is almost no risk of HIV for you.
More over your rapid test after 90 days is very much conclusive and ruled out the possibility of HIV 1 and 2 in you.
Tablet Unienzyme and Bcomplex have not at all likely to affect the test results.
You need no further test for HIV.
DR S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (55 minutes later)

Thanks doc. I am married and have been avoiding all contact with my wife becasue of this worry. Wpuld it be fine to resume my normal life now? Are there any chances of late detection in my case as my fear is i might have sucked a drop of blood. Also over the last one month i have lost about 3 kgs of weight (82 kgs earlier) would that be a symptom of hiv?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You can resume normal sexual life with your wife

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.

Even if you had sucked a drop of blood (blood would not come through nipple unless there was an injury) and consider that your sex partner is a HIV positive
individual, then also the risk of HIV transmission was negligible only.
Moreover your negative rapid HIV test had ruled out that negligible possibility also totally. There is no chance for delayed window period for HIV in your case as you were not on any medication to suppress the antibody production.
So forget about HIV and you can resume your sexual activities with your wife.
Have a great time.
Dr S.Murugan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (17 hours later)

Thank you sir. I have read that ICTC test 3 times with rapid method and also at 6 months. Just want to check if i need any further testing and if the weight loss can be associated with hiv?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No further testing is necessary for HIV

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome once again.

You need further test with regards to HIV.
Weight loss can occur in many conditions and situations. It is not anyway specific to HIV. Dr S.Murugan.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (25 minutes later)

Doc need or not. Your answer had both For testing

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Extremely sorry. No more test for HIV is necessary for you.

Detailed Answer:
HI,
Sorry, It is mistakenly omitted.

It is definite that you need no further testing for HIV.
Forget about the incident. If you don't have any more clarification you can very well close this conversation. Dr S.Murugan

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar