How Accurate Are Negative Rapid Test Results For HIV 1 And 2 Within 10 Years Of Exposure?

Brief Answer:
Suspecting some other underling cause sir/ma'am

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query and would like you to know that I am here to help. I completely understand your anxiety and would like you to know that the rapid HIV test and HIV 1/2 screen reflex WB are both highly accurate when conducted at the time frames mentioned by you. They have been reported to be around 97.7 % accurate. It is highly unlikely that these tests would have reported inaccurate results at 5 and 10 years since exposure.

I understand that your symptoms are causing you some anxiety and raising questions, but I would also like you to know that the cause for your symptoms could be another underlying condition altogether. Let me list a few for your reference:

+Peptic ulcer disease
+Gastritis
+Conditions that can cause bleeding or abnormalities in the gastrointestinal tract (e.g. diverticulosis, diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome, irritable bowel disease, intestinal polyps, etc.)
+Acute or chronic infections
+Cancer: Also should be ruled out especially as rapid weight loss is seen

I would thus like to recommend a visit to a doctor and request for an elaborate physical examination, colonoscopy, endoscopy and a comprehensive blood panel to help find the exact cause for your symptoms sir/ma'am.

I hope you find my response both helpful and informative sir/ma'am. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help you.

Best wishes.

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Brief Answer:
No, not the truth

Detailed Answer:
Hello once again.

Please do not worry. A WB was previously used only to confirm suspected cases (and those which did return a partly positive or weak positive result), but in the past few years it was employed due to the accuracy it provided. Either way, if it returned a non-reactive result, that means you did not have HIV.

There are different reasons for employing a WB test, and a positive antibody test is only one of them. So this does not meant that you were found to be positive or suspected to have HIV in any possible manner. :)

I hope I have explained things in a manner best understood by you. Please do not hesitate to write to me for any further clarifications, I am always here for you.

Best wishes.

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Brief Answer:
Yes it quite possibly would have

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Yes, I do suspect the WB was issued, but the cause is going to remain unclear to us as there are many indications for the test. But what is important in my opinion is that a non-reactive result helps clear the suspicion of HIV.

I hope this helps. :)

Best wishes.

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