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How Can HIV Infection Be Diagnosed?
I will be grate full to you if you help me to sort out my doubts. I have done 4th generation elisa testing for HIV after 2 years of Protected sexual exposure and result is non reactive (Both p24 & Antibodies Negative). Last month i have done western blot and got negative with 0 bands. 1.(I have read in Internet ) If my body fails to produce the antibody against HIV after 2 years of sexual exposure, p24 antigen will be high. Is this true? (in elisa and WB P24 antigen is negative for me so can i consider i am free from HIV) 2. I have Poor controlled Diabetics HBa1c 11.5 %and it will affect my HIV testing (Elisa 4th & WB). Please answer me. Thank you in advance for you service to Humanity.
Mon, 16 Apr 2018
Hello,
Fourth generation ELISA detect p24 antigen and gp41 antibody both. After two years of your test negative then no need to worry. It rules out HIV conclusively. So, don't worry about HIV. Diabetes does not affect the test result.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami
Fourth generation ELISA detect p24 antigen and gp41 antibody both. After two years of your test negative then no need to worry. It rules out HIV conclusively. So, don't worry about HIV. Diabetes does not affect the test result.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami
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