Can a person with undetectable viral load test negative?

Having an undetectable of zero viral load does not mean you are HIV negative. If you were to do another HIV antibody test it would come back as being positive.

Can I test HIV-positive if my viral load is undetectable?

Antibodies are still present in individuals living with HIV—even people who have suppressed their viral load. That means people living with HIV will still test positive for HIV on an antibody HIV test even if their viral load is undetectable.

Can an HIV negative person have a viral load?

Here’s our process. The viral load is the level of HIV in the blood. HIV-negative people have no viral load. If a person tests positive for HIV, their healthcare team may use viral load testing to monitor their condition.

What does not detected mean on a HIV test?

Normal results are negative. This means that no antibodies were found and that you may not be infected with HIV. Most people who become infected with HIV will develop antibodies to the virus within 2 months. During this time, you may have HIV, but this test can’t detect it.

How do you know if your viral load is undetectable?

A person’s viral load is considered “durably undetectable” when all viral load test results are undetectable for at least six months after their first undetectable test result. This means that most people will need to be on treatment for 7 to 12 months to have a durably undetectable viral load.

How low is an undetectable viral load?

When copies of HIV cannot be detected by standard viral load tests, an HIV-positive person is said to have an “undetectable viral load.” For most tests used clinically today, this means fewer than 50 copies of HIV per milliliter of blood (<50 copies/mL). Reaching an undetectable viral load is a key goal of ART. PrEP.

How long does it take to become undetectable?

People often become undetectable within a month of starting. The risk of transmission of receiving oral sex generally, and giving oral sex to a woman are both likely to be zero, or close to zero. For your test to be accurate you should test 28 days after your last exposure.

What does it mean if my PCR is not detected?

If your PCR test is negative, you’ll get a text message to say that the test did not detect COVID-19. This means that the virus was not found in your sample.

What does antigen result not detected mean?

COVID-19 Negative (SARS-CoV-2 RNA Not Detected) Test Result. If your COVID-19 test was negative, this means that the test did not detect the presence of COVID-19 in your nasal secretions. This result would suggest that you are not currently infected with COVID-19.

How long can I stay undetectable?

Is not detected mean negative?

A negative or not detected test result means that the virus that causes COVID-19 was not found in your sample. For COVID-19, a negative or not detected test result for a sample collected while a person has symptoms usually means that COVID-19 did not cause your recent illness.