Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2004. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. This is my testing history "ALL NEGATIVE":
15 days discreet ; 3 months 3 weeks Detrmine, Capillus, Spot and Double Elisa; 4 months 1 week Elisa (Blood donation), Western Blot, PCR DNA ; 6 months Spot, Double Elisa, Detrmine and Capillus;7.50 months Detrmine and Capillus.
Dear Doc - am i in the clear?
Some of the words you are using are confusing, so let's keep it simple:
If you have had HIV tests at three months post exposure, four months post exposure, six months post exposure, and seven months post exposure, you are presumably clear for that individual exposure.
If you have had subsequent possible exposures, I can't say anything about them.
If you have had any possible exposure, you should not go to blood
banks to donate blood under any circumstances. The point of
blood dontation is to help others. If you are at any risk of HIV
infection, you should help others by refraining from donating.
The blood bank is not an appropriate place to get an HIV test.
Hope this helps
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