I'm very worried about the fact that I used an unapproved DIY test kit a couple of months back.. I tested again at 11 weeks after i took that test with a proper test in a lab and the result was negative too but I'm concerned that this home test kit may have been dangerous. Would it be possible to contract any kind of blood to blood illness from a test kit like this? It looked fairly clean but I have no idea where it came from really (apart from China) and that's what concerns me.
I am a 29 year old female, my possible exposure was over 18 months ago, i recently tested myself using a home self testing kit called EZ Trust Rapid HIV Test Kit (manufacturer is CS Innovations Singapore, product commonly sold by Labpro and Nexus Laboratories). I live in Sydney Australia so i do not have access to the FDA approved Home Access.
I am HSV 1 negative and HSV2 positive from a "specific blood test". I have never had any symptoms, but got a blood test because I believe ex husband may have had HSV2 Genital but he was never sure. If I did contract HSV2, it was MANY years ago. Test was done through LabCorp, who says the manufacturer was Trinity Biotech, and my score was 1.99 (they say >1.10 is positive).
Indeed, in front of me several times a ELISA reagents in South Korea, in my extreme fear, I tried to contact the manufacturer in Korea, but they did not reply, while you are here, I got a lot of help and comfort, I am grateful您.
worry about the half week to 12 or week and a half to 13 weeks , generation and manufacturer of the test cause on the paper only says elisa hiv 1 / 2 .i don t know if the generation or manufacter really affect the accuracy or in fact is the same for all elisas......
well ty for ur patience and advises.
First, have another HSV-2 antibody test produced by a different manufacturer. For example, get the BiokitUSA test, which is done in 20 minutes while waiting in the doctor's office. If positive, it will almost certainly mean you are infected. If negative, it will reinforce the possibility of a false positive test. Second, have an HSV Western blot test (done at the University of Washington laboratory in Seattle, but can be sent to them by any lab).
Indeed there is a good chance your HSV-2 result is false positive, i.e. that you are not infected with HSV-2. This issue has been discussed frequently on this forum. Here is URL for the most comprehensive recent discussion: http://www.medhelp.
I want to know how important is to know the TEST kit manufacturer while testing in Africa ( Guiney concreay). I am worried about standard followed in Gunia.
How can I be sure that I am not infected? Do I require to RETEST ?
Would it be possible to contract any kind of blood to blood diseases from a home test kit? I'm very worried about the fact that I used an unapproved DIY test kit a couple of months back.. I tested again at 11 weeks after i took that test with a proper test in a lab and the result was negative too but I'm concerned that this home test kit may have been dangerous. What do you think?
Can you provide the full test specifics? The manufacturer of the kit, IgG or IgM and values of the results.
Dear Doc,
I had protected sex until I realized at the end, that the condom broke. At day 28 I did a PCR DNA Test and it came out negative, and at day 75 I did an ELISA test, and it came out Negative, should I do another test? I read in some areas on the web where it says at 13 weeks ELISA test is conclusive, and then in some areas it is stated that 10 weeks is sufficient, what is the difference.
The partner was Sex worker.
Thanks Mr.teak
i had a test after 6 months by tridot method and was negative.i was bit confused that tridot detect only hiv 1(c sub type) not other subtype because i had sex in UAE and checked in india for my conclusive result.
Where is hiv 1 & 2 found?
whether all hiv 1 & 2 Abs test look for all subtypes ( i mean both elisa/eia & Rapid test), if yes, then one test is enough after windows period.
Please clear my doubt Mr.
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