Hello,
Thank you for the consult
Do you have the test result with you (the positive PCR one). ? Or if you know the viral load shown in that test please share.
Thank you
Patient replied :
Hello Dr. Banodkar,
The PCR was the Versant (R) HIV-1 RNA 3.0 Assay (bDNA) kit by Siemens. It says: Copies/mL H 415 <75 copies/mL Log Copies/ML 2.62 <1.88 log cps/mL This test was done at 104 and 77 days respectively past my two sexual encounters. And again, right after that test, at 114 and 87 days respectively from both encounters I then had a rapid and an EIA test done - negative for both. At 121 and 94 days respectively from both encounters I had a rapid and an EIA test done - negative for both. (And I had had previous negative tests as well - see above.) Do my negative rapid and negative EIA tests at 114/87 days post the exposures and negative rapid and negative EIA tests at 121/94 days post the exposures disprove the PCR test?
The Versant PCR tests result is most likely to be False positive. More over the viral count is low to make a primary diagnosis of HIV. The EIA and rapid tests disprove the positive PCR test.
PCR tests are usually for treatment monitoring purpose, or in case of acute HIV where there are lot HIV related symptoms.
I do not see any reason to disbelieve the multiple negative EIA tests.
Thank you
Patient replied :
Hello Dr. Banodkar - My final question is can I move on without any more tests and consider myself negative?
Yes you can move on without any further tests. You can consider yourself to be negative (as per the information provided by you, assuming that the EIA and Rapid tests has been done in a reliable fashion
Thank you