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What Tests Help In Detecting HIV?

Posted on Wed, 5 Nov 2014

Question: What hiv test can detect hiv at 6 wweeks

Answered by Dr. Arun (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
HIV pro DNA PCR will Diagnose.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for your contact to healthcare magic.
I am Infectious Disease Specialist answering your query.

- You can confirm HIV at 6 weeks by HIV pro DNA PCR. This is a confirm test that will diagnose HIV earliest and most accurately.

Please come up with future query, I will be happy to hear you.
Thank you,
Wish you a best health at healthcare magic.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Arun (8 hours later)

I read that at 6 weeks about 95% of people develop antibodies and it would show up with rapid test

My concern is I had a urethral dilation what are the chances of getting hiv or hepatitis if surgical instruments were not properly sterilized

Answered by Dr. Arun (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Confirm HIV report can be available after 12 weeks

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

- Yes antibodies is developed in most of the individuals at 2-8 weeks but it will be more confirmative after 12 weeks (up to 97% )

- There is chance of getting HIV or HbsAg with urethral dilatation.

* If it is used previously for infected HIV and HbsAg patients and not sterilized properly

I will be happy to answer your further concerns, kindly come up with the query.
Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious Disease Specialist.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari

Follow up: Dr. Arun (6 hours later)

How long can hiv survive on instruments

Answered by Dr. Arun (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
HIV wont survive outside for more than a minute

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX

- HIV wont survive out side body for more than a minute. HIV requires human cells, blood chemical substances, and body temperature to survive. But in a closed system like syringes where airflow is not good it survives more.

I will be happy to answer your further concerns, kindly come up with the query.
Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious Disease Specialist.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Arun (2 days later)

If hiv is on a instruments how long between patients would it infect someone

Answered by Dr. Arun (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
HIV transmits only if instrument is not sterilised

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX

Thank you for asking query.

- If the instruments is reused immediately without sterilisation on next patient. Than there is possibility of HIV transmission to next person.

- HIV is very fragile virus. It won't live in atmosphere for more than fifteen minutes without human blood.

I will be happy to answer your further query. Kindly come up with the query.
We wish you good health at healthcare magic.
Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Arun (21 hours later)

has there been any known cases of hiv being caused by unsterilized instruments

Answered by Dr. Arun (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Such cases are very rare in modern era..

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX

- In today's modern era HIV due to instrumentation are very rare but in previous era such a cases had reported.

I will be happy to answer your further query. Kindly come up with the query.
We wish you good health at healthcare magic.
Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad