Both negative, however I was taking 2.5mg of biotin on the 35day test and 43day test. On the 43day test, the day before I may have consumed 2.5mg morning and 2.5mg right before bed at 10pm. I had my test the next day at 4:40pm. With 1.25mg at 9:30am and 1.25mg at 3pm. I feel like HIV would have been dead, by the time I was tattooed, and curious to know if Biotin would have affected my results, and need to get retested. Thx again.
The result was normal (non-reactive) but as I read the patient instruction form more closely after the fact it mentioned avoiding the supplement Biotin 24-48 hrs before test. I took 330mcg within 24 hrs of being tested. Is this a big deal? can I trust the result of this test? Getting tested was a very stressful experience and I really don't want to go through that again.
I tested for HIV again on 9th April, 2014 (this time a HIV 1+2, antibodies Elisa test at a different diagnostic center which also runs a blood bank). The results were again negative (this was 6 months and 9 days after the masseur incident)
Extremely stressed, please advice if I need further testing or these tests should be conclusive.
I was taking zincovit multivitamin tablet daily once since 20 days ago before my test. Each tablet contains 150mcg/0.15mg of biotin in it. I took the test after 14-15hrs of my last dose.
1.Can you please let us know if this much quantity of biotin would have an interference on my test results. I started taking it before 20 days of my test.
2. Some websites says the biotin intake >1mg has interference on these tests. Is it true for tridot antibody test?
The only STD test that I've seen that might be affected is the Hep B tests, and that's listed on Quest's page about biotin interference. See question #7.
https://www.questdiagnostics.com/healthcare-professionals/clinical-education-center/faq/faq202
You are most likely vaccinated for this, depending on where you live.
If you aren't in the US, you might check your lab's site to see if they have a list.
It seems they will be affected as long as you take the biotin.
I'm 20 weeks pregnant with my first. I was wandering if it's ok to take biotin? Please Help.
Lately I have been having constant anxiety and I rarely worry about things this bad or this long. I believe it is caused by Biotin because I had a similar fit about three years when I stopped taking Biotin, but I did not see a link then; I got prescription Ativan for anxiety took it for only three nights and the problem went away almost instantly.
Sorry its micrograms not miligrams
my doctor is said to me to give pcr-rt (quantitative) test? what is pcr? I am very worried.
There is a lot of new tests but elisa is just the type of test, there are 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation of elisas, and there continue to be a lot of research for new tests, the newest teste tend to be rapid test accurate as elsia tests, there has been also improvement also in the NAAT tests, and some labs are trying to come up with a new 5th generation rapid test (PCR+Antibody+p24) but is not ready yet.
My husband had positive elisa test with 3.45 value in august 2016 for hepatitis c. Then he got treatment aND it showed 0.85 value in January 2017. He got checked his hepatitis C by elisa test again two days back. It showed a value of 85.0. He's active n doing job. No cough or any other symptoms. He did it as just a routine checkup. Please guide if elisa test can be 85.0 ?? What should we do next? Much worried! !
Dear Doc (and forum readers),
About a week or so ago I needed to get a medical check for work. When I got my results back, I was shocked to be told that the Elisa test came back as HIV reactive at 1.52. They tested it twice. I really have no idea what that number stands for, though.
I don't have sex. No girlfriend. And I don't sleep with street workers. As far as I can remember, I have not come into contact with blood (except when killing mosquitoes).
hello, i had protected sex with an hiv positive girl (i just discovered), i had sex with her twice, but she gave me several oral sex, i saw some blood on my penis in one of them, from her mouth i think.. i have no symptoms untill now, i did Elisa test 52 days after 1st time and 20 days after last time and today it´s been 2 months since 1st time (the day i saw the blood) and 1 month after our last time.
Hi i Just wanted to know how accurate is ELISA third generation tests is,
my last sex was at 04/11/2010 i did the first test on 22/1/2011 the result wasELISA : HIV1&HIV2 NEGATIVE (0.15) i started to get worried of the number so i did a second test on 15/2/2011 just to make sure that i completed 3 monthes and the rsult came ELISA : HIV1&HIV2 NEGATIVE (0.33) i freeked out why that number is keeping rising !!
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