[Question #6378] Hiv
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
68 months ago
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Welcome to the Forum. I'll be glad to comment. Let me start by saying that I anticipate that your partner's HIV PCR will be negative and I am confident that you did not acquire HIV from the event you described. You are over interpreting the results of the 4th generation, combination HIV antibody/antigen tests. Negative is unequivocally negative and fluctuation in the negative values is typical. When one negative numerical value is higher than another the differences are irrelevant and there is no such thing as a "worrisome" or "high" negative value which should cause concern.
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
68 months ago
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A swollen lymph node would not seem to be a pimple. If you have a concern regarding this spot, I suggest you see a doctor. If the spot you describe were due to HIV, your combination HIV antibody/antigen test would be positive.
Regarding your follow-up questions:
In preparing to answer your questions I note that you do not mention how long it has been since the event when the condom broke, nor how long after the event you had your PCR and 4th generation test performed.
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
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