What if the test is NEGATIVE?
Should the test be negative it is extremely important that you read and understand the following: There is a period of time (TWENTY-EIGHT DAYS prior to the test) that the AIDS virus is invisible to not only the test, but to the ELISA and Western Blot HIV antibody tests as well. It is extremely important that a second confirmatory test be administered in one month to eliminate the chance that the first test was administered during a time when the virus did not cause enough antibodies to be present. Individuals (homosexual or heterosexual) living a promiscuous life-style (having sexual relations with more than one person) or using intravenous drugs (injecting drugs with needles) should be checked FREQUENTLY. If you and your partner live in a monogamous life-style this second test should suffice: Providing that BOTH partners remain TRULY monogamous. Should you have any doubt repeat the test FREQUENTLY.
Should the test be negative it is extremely important that you read and understand the following: There is a period of time (TWENTY-EIGHT DAYS prior to the test) that the AIDS virus is invisible to not only Discreet, but to the ELISA and Western Blot HIV antibody tests as well. It is extremely important that a second confirmatory test be administered in one month to eliminate the chance that the first test was administered during a time when the virus did not cause enough antibodies to be present. Individuals (homosexual or heterosexual) living a promiscuous life-style (having sexual relations with more than one person) or using intravenous drugs (injecting drugs with needles) should be checked FREQUENTLY. If you and your partner live in a monogamous life-style this second test should suffice: Providing that BOTH partners remain TRULY monogamous. Should you have any doubt repeat the test FREQUENTLY. If you believe that you may have been exposed to the AIDS virus after the first test yo
A negative skin test usually means you are not infected. However, the test may be falsely negative if you were infected recently. It usually takes 2 to 10 weeks after exposure to a person with TB disease for your skin test to react as positive. The test may also be falsely negative if your immune system is not working properly. A negative QFT usually means you are not infected. What if the test is positive? A positive skin test or QFT usually means that you have been infected with the TB germ. It does not necessarily mean that you have TB disease. Other tests, such as an x-ray or sputum sample, are needed to see if you have TB disease. What if I had the BCG vaccine? BCG is a vaccine for TB. This vaccine is not widely used in the United States, but it is often given to infants and small children in other countries where TB is common. The BCG vaccine does not usually protect adults against TB. You may still get TB infection or TB disease. Even if you have had the BCG vaccine, you will ne
Liver biopsies, in which a tiny piece of liver tissue is removed and examined under a microscope, are often recommended for individuals who have a negative genetic test combined with a diagnosis of hemochromatosis by clinical symptoms and increased iron storage levels (serum transferrin saturation levels above 65 percent). The liver biopsy is used to rule out other disorders that can cause elevated iron storage levels, such as porphyria cutanea tarda, thalassemia, or other chronic anemias requiring multiple transfusions, viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, and other forms of secondary iron overload. If these disorders are ruled out, it may mean that you have one of the rare mutations that cause hemochromatosis, for which tests are not currently available.
