The HIV Test report includes one of three possible outcomes: reactive, negative, or indeterminate.
If you receive a reactive or indeterminate result from an HIV test, a member of our physician network will contact you to review your results and to go over your next steps.
What does a negative result mean?
A negative result means that there is no laboratory evidence of HIV infection. This means that you most likely do not have HIV.
If you have been recently exposed to HIV, it may be too early to tell if you are infected. The 4th generation HIV test used by Genetrace can usually detect an HIV infection within 18 to 45 days, or sometimes as early as two weeks. Repeat testing after the window period is recommended to rule out HIV infection.
Alternatively, if you have recently had a high-risk exposure or if you are currently experiencing symptoms of HIV infection, you may want to contact your primary health care provider to request a nucleic acid test for HIV. The nucleic acid test is very expensive and not normally used for HIV screening, but it can detect HIV in the blood within 10 to 33 days.
To protect yourself from future exposure to HIV, it is important to correctly use condoms, avoid alcohol and drugs before and during sex to reduce the likelihood of risky behavior, and never share needles and other injectable drug equipment.
If you are at continued risk of HIV exposure (e.g., a sexual partner who is HIV-positive), you may wish to contact your primary health care provider about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication.
What does an indeterminate result mean?
An indeterminate result means that the test result does not clearly indicate negative or reactive. There are several possible reasons for an indeterminate result, including a recent HIV infection, prior or current infection with other viruses, an autoimmune disease (e.g. lupus or diabetes), or sample contamination. A repeat test using either the same test method or an alternative method is recommended to accurately determine your HIV status.
What does a reactive result mean?
A reactive test result means that it is highly likely that you are infected with HIV. This may be known as a “preliminary positive” result. Although this 4th generation HIV test is very accurate, additional confirmatory tests are still required to confirm an HIV diagnosis. A member of our physician network will discuss with you what the next steps are.
It is important to remember that nowadays, medications can effectively control HIV, allowing HIV-positive individuals to live long, healthy lives and prevent transmission to others. There are also extensive support networks available for both medical care and emotional support.
Ripoti ya Mtihani wa UKIMWI inajumuisha moja ya matokeo matatu yanayowezekana: athari, hasi, au isiyojulikana. Ikiwa unapokea matokeo ya mtihani wa HIV, mwanachama wa mtandao wetu wa madaktari atakuwasiliana ili kukagua matokeo yako na kwenda juu ya hatua zako za pili. Matokeo mabaya yanamaanisha nini? Matokeo hasi yanamaanisha kwamba hakuna uthibitisho wa maabara wa maambukizi ya UKIMWI. Hii inamaanisha kwamba uwezekano mkubwa ni kwamba huna virusi vya Ukimwi. Ikiwa umepatikana na virusi vya Ukimwi hivi karibuni, huenda ikawa ni mapema sana kujua kama una virusi hivyo. Kwa kawaida, mtihani wa kizazi cha nne wa virusi vya ukimwi unaotumiwa na Genetrace unaweza kugundua maambukizi ya virusi vya ukimwi ndani ya siku 18 hadi 45, au wakati mwingine mapema kama wiki mbili. Kupitia vipimo vya mara kwa mara baada ya kipindi cha dirisha kunapendekezwa ili kuondoa maambukizi ya HIV. Ikiwa umekuwa na athari za hatari ya HIV hivi karibuni au ikiwa una dalili za maambukizi ya HIV, unaweza kuwasiliana na mtoa huduma yako ya msingi ya afya ili kuomba mtihani wa asidi ya nuklia kwa HIV. Uchunguzi wa asidi ya nuklia ni wa gharama kubwa na kwa kawaida hautumiki kwa uchunguzi wa HIV, lakini unaweza kugundua virusi vya HIV katika damu ndani ya siku 10 hadi 33. Ili kujikinga na kuambukizwa HIV, ni muhimu kutumia kondomu kwa usahihi, kuepuka pombe na dawa za kulevya kabla na wakati wa ngono ili kupunguza uwezekano wa tabia ya hatari, na kamwe usishiriki sindano na vifaa vingine vya dawa za kulevya. Ikiwa una hatari ya kuendelea ya kuambukizwa virusi vya Ukimwi (kwa mfano, mwenzi wa ngono ambaye ana virusi vya Ukimwi), unaweza kuwasiliana na mtoa huduma yako ya msingi ya afya kuhusu dawa za kuzuia kuambukizwa (PrEP). Matokeo yasiyojulikana yanamaanisha nini? Matokeo yasiyojulikana inamaanisha kwamba matokeo ya mtihani hayaonyeshi wazi kuwa hasi au yanafanya kazi. Kuna sababu kadhaa za matokeo yasiyojulikana, ikiwa ni pamoja na maambukizi ya hivi karibuni ya HIV, maambukizi ya zamani au ya sasa na virusi vingine, ugonjwa wa autoimmune (kwa mfano, ugonjwa wa ugonjwa wa akili). Lupus au ugonjwa wa kisukari, au uchafuzi wa sampuli. Mtihani wa mara kwa mara kwa kutumia njia ile ile ya mtihani au mbinu mbadala inashauriwa kuamua kwa usahihi hali yako ya HIV. Matokeo ya kukabiliana na hali hiyo yanamaanisha nini? Matokeo ya mtihani wa athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari ya athari. Hii inaweza kujulikana kama <unk>preliminary chanya<unk> matokeo. Ingawa mtihani huu wa kizazi cha nne wa HIV ni sahihi sana, bado vipimo vya ziada vya uthibitisho vinahitajika ili kuthibitisha utambuzi wa HIV. Mshiriki wa mtandao wetu wa madaktari atajadili na wewe ni nini hatua zifuatazo. Ni muhimu kukumbuka kwamba siku hizi, dawa zinaweza kudhibiti kwa ufanisi virusi vya Ukimwi, kuruhusu watu walio na virusi vya Ukimwi kuishi maisha marefu, yenye afya na kuzuia maambukizi kwa wengine. Pia kuna mitandao mikubwa ya utegemezo inayopatikana kwa ajili ya utunzaji wa kitiba na utegemezo wa kihisia-moyo.