NO. You cannot get HIV from an HIV test kit. Imagine the liability for test manufacturers if that were even remotely possible.
Herpeselect is a manufacturers kit. You could have had this test but the way the results are presented seems otherwise. I don't really know.
A level like 2.75 could indicate a rising level of antibodies more so than a longer term infection.
will an ELISA test detect all strains of HIV including groups N and O and all CRF's???
the first blood of blood is not wiped before withdrawing it, will the test result (non reactive) be still valid? Manufacturers of Alere Determine HIV Combo Rapid Blood Test advise to wipe the first drop of blood after finger-stick to avoid tissue fluid.
Thank u for the reply Mike but what about the period from exposure for the conclusive results by that Test?
Hi Teak and all seniors,
kindly please answer my simple question, a million thanks to u all..
i tested negative by using a home test kit 14 weeks after possible exposure, bought from this webpage http://www.****.com.my/,
do i need to go for ELISA / Western block test for conformation?
Thanks Thanks..
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).
Some studies show that manufacturers have falsely represented the accuracy of home test kits. One test kit cited in the warning was the EZ Medtest HIV Type I and Type II Home Test Kit, which was unable to consistently detect HIV antibodies in HIV-positive blood samples.
Companies that have been cited for illegal production and distribution of HIV home test kits include: Akers Laboratories; Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc; Pan Probe Biotech, Inc; and Sovo Tec Diagnostics, Inc.
line at T area. hardly visible. (Home Test). facts is that ACON Rapid test kit is not approved in USA. Heard about it..
2month after Results are Test Value: 0.022 ; Cut off Value: 0.300 ; Test Result: Negative
My few Questions:
1) What result I need to consider as a final result.
2) Why this ACON test kit showed me a very very faint line.
3) Do u have any info regardin this ACON test kit are they approved by FDA etc.
Here is my story 6 months back(in sep 2010) i had sex with a prostitute but unfortunately my condom got ruptured and i got tested 3 months post exposure and now 6 months post exposure and test results are negative(test was performed using 3rd generation elisa kit) and all my symptoms are muscle pains.still i feel these muscle pains especially at the lowe part of my body (both thighs and calf's).
Here are my test results
3 months test:0.32(i.e negative)
6 months test:0.50(i.
Absolutely there is a need to confirm both of these values. I would suggest the western blot. You can obtain a test kit from the University of Washington and have your health care provider draw and send the blood or my clinic can arrange testing for you if you become a phone patient of ours.
There is about a 40% chance that the HSV 2 could be a false positive.
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.
The Herpes Simplex IgG test is performed using an ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay) test kit manufactured by Euroimmun Diagnostics (Germany). This ELISA test provides a quantitative in vitro assay for human antibodies of the IgG class against HSV 1/2 (group specific) viruses in serum or plasma.
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?
m 100% clear after my 5 months exposure, as you remember 1 week ago I red the kit wrongly after 3 hours of the test ( it showed a faint line in the T area), but today I did another test it did come as follow:
The C line was: strong colure
The T line was: No colure at all but their was a small colure dot Instead of Strong/faint colure line !!!
The nurse was surprise because she said if there is something it should be as a line but not small dot.
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