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Western Blot Oligoclonal Bands

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Dr.   Sudhir Kumar MD

Hello, Can an abnormal (oligoclonal banding for one) be found in CSF in fibromyalgia and not be indicative of MS? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Parshant Aggarwal MD

checked for lyme disease using western blot. all bands were negative except band #41 igg positive? what would cause that? i have read that there are many different controversies regarding this band. Is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parshant Aggarwal ( Rheumatologist)
Dr. S. Murugan MD

HI SIR, ONE OF MY FRIEND TESTED HIV POSITIVE BY WESTERN BLOT TEST. WE HAVEN'T DONE ELISA TEST ON HIM. CAN WE RELY ON THE WESTERN BLOT TEST ALONE? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S. Murugan ( HIV AIDS Specialist)
Dr.  Ashok Kumar MD

go for Western Blot on Oct 7th as its shown faster reults. Elisa came negative but Western blot came ... positive which I am not. I visited a doctor who said that he does not value... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Ram Choudhary MD

western blot negative hello doctor , i am male 26 . i got my vdrl and western blot tests done after 70 day of my protected sexual encounter . am i clean and safe i am found nagative in both the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ram Choudhary ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha MD

what does it mean when all bands are reactive on hiv western blot results read reactive no bands detected ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal MD

I have a positive Elisa and Western blot positive IGM, negative Igg . Treated 3 weeks doxycycline ... doxycycline. Restested once again same results Positive igm 23, 39 bands . What does this mean?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.  Birma Ram Hudda MD

Sir i had negative rapid test,negative western blot(no bands).1 non reactive cmia ,1 non reactive combo test cmia,after 2 years of exposure.but i have body pain and chest pain from a year ,i got tested... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Birma Ram Hudda ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Parth Goswami MD

exposure and result is non reactive (Both p24 & Antibodies Negative). Last month i have done western blot ... will affect my elisa test & western blot test. Due to Low IGG & IGM. 2.If a body... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parth Goswami ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Ahmad Nazzal MD

were as followed: CSF WBC: 12 CSF RBC: 646 Lyme CSF 0.14* Myelin: 4.80* CSF bands: 0 OLIGOCLONAL BANDS: OLIGOCLONAL BANDS* IgG: 1,040 CSF IgG: 2.2 CSF IgG Synthesis: -2.0 CSF Appearance:... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ahmad Nazzal ( General & Family Physician)