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Are ELISA And HIV TriDot Tests Conducted 4 Months Post Exposure Conclusive?
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Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Question : I am a 23 years old male. I have a few questions about HIV infection and its diagnosis. Please answer the same and clarify my doubts:
What can be the maximum time for an individual to show HIV antibodies in ELISA TRIDOT Test?
I did ELISA TRIDOT test after 4 months, are there any chances of the test being false negative?
I did ELISA TRIDOT test after 4 months and my result came negative. please help i am confused.
What can be the maximum time for an individual to show HIV antibodies in ELISA TRIDOT Test?
I did ELISA TRIDOT test after 4 months, are there any chances of the test being false negative?
I did ELISA TRIDOT test after 4 months and my result came negative. please help i am confused.
I did ELISA TRIDOT test after 4 months and my result came negative. please help i am confused.
Brief Answer:
The maximum time for an individual to show HIV antibodies is 3 months.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Welcome to HCM.
Antibodies against HIV would appear in the blood by 6-8 weeks or may be delayed up to 3 months in the presence of infection.
So maximum time period for an individual is 3 moths to show antibodies in ELISA TRI-DOT test. If it is negative after 4 months than the chance of the test being false negative is very rare or nil.
Thank You
The maximum time for an individual to show HIV antibodies is 3 months.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Welcome to HCM.
Antibodies against HIV would appear in the blood by 6-8 weeks or may be delayed up to 3 months in the presence of infection.
So maximum time period for an individual is 3 moths to show antibodies in ELISA TRI-DOT test. If it is negative after 4 months than the chance of the test being false negative is very rare or nil.
Thank You
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
I had protected sex with a woman, but after that incident i was very scared . i done ELISA TRI-DOT test after 1 month, result came negative . As a safety measure i done the test ELISA TRI-DOT after 4 months and the result was negative . Do i need to do test again ?
Brief Answer:
You can go for repeat testing after 6 months to be completely sure enough.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
You had done ELISA TRI-DOT after 1 and 4 months post exposure and both were negative.
As after 3 months about 95-98% of people develop enough antibodies to detect positive, you are completely safe at present.
If still you want to go for repeat testing than do it after 6 months to be completely sure.
Thank You
You can go for repeat testing after 6 months to be completely sure enough.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
You had done ELISA TRI-DOT after 1 and 4 months post exposure and both were negative.
As after 3 months about 95-98% of people develop enough antibodies to detect positive, you are completely safe at present.
If still you want to go for repeat testing than do it after 6 months to be completely sure.
Thank You
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
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