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ARS and COMBO test

Hello, i  know i already asked a few questions before, but it helps me relax  and understand whats going on:)

1.How does the combo test performs while a person has ARS syndrome.
lets say a person has ARS and he does a COMBO test, would the test be positive?

Im asking because i started to have ARS type symptoms and i tested NEGATIVE  2 times - one COMBO test 5 days after the symptoms began, AND another COMBO test 9 days later.

those tests were 31 and 35 days after the exposure.

2. I know that you say that a combo test 4 weeks+ after the exposure is 100% accurate.
Is it possible that some people will have a "second window time" in those 4 weeks , a window time which the COMBO test wont detect p24 or antibodies at all??? lets say 2-5 days which a person doesnt has enough p24 or antibodies for the test to find?

3. after someone get infected with HIV, for how long he will have enough P24 for the test to detect?
some people say after 2-3 weeks p24 drops, some people say p24 will stay for a long time even months....
does the p24 stays in detectable levels even when antibodies are produced ?

conclusion :
In my opinion there must be a day or two, maybe three, which the level of p24 drops and the antibodies are still in a low level = at those days the combo test cannot detect any of them. am i right????

Thanks.
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300980 tn?1194929400
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Gald to help.  Please do not be worried aobut HIV

EWH
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Thank you doctor for the answers...

i will not post here again in the next 6 months.

I just did a test for Mono... maybe this nightmare returned to me....better than hiv i guess...

thanks
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300980 tn?1194929400
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL

It saddens me that you continue to consider these sorts of unrealistic possibilities.  The conjecture you outline above is not realistic.  I will provide brief answers to your continuing questions but, before I do, I must remind you that we limit clients to no more than two threads/questions in any 6 month period in order to assure that we can answer as many questions from as many people as possible.  After these questions, please, no further questions until October of 2013.

TO DISTINQUISH MY ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS, I WILL TYPE THEM IN CAPITALS, LIKE THIS

1.How does the combo test performs while a person has ARS syndrome.
lets say a person has ARS and he does a COMBO test, would the test be positive?  THE COMBO TEST BEOMES POSITIVE AT THE TIME ARS SYMPTOMS BECOME PRESENT AND WILL THEREAFTER REMAIN POSITIVE FOR ENTIRE THE DURATION OF THE INFECTION.

those tests were 31 and 35 days after the exposure. YOUR TEST RESULTS ARE, AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, DEFINITIVE

2. I know that you say that a combo test 4 weeks+ after the exposure is 100% accurate.
Is it possible that some people will have a "second window time" in those 4 weeks , a window time which the COMBO test wont detect p24 or antibodies at all??? lets say 2-5 days which a person doesnt has enough p24 or antibodies for the test to find? NO, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A "SECOND WINDOW PERIOD"

3. after someone get infected with HIV, for how long he will have enough P24 for the test to detect?
some people say after 2-3 weeks p24 drops, some people say p24 will stay for a long time even months....
does the p24 stays in detectable levels even when antibodies are produced ?
AS ANTIBODIES ARE PRODUCED AND DEPENDING ON THEIR CONCENTRATIONS, P24 ANTIGEN MAY NOT BE AS EASILY DETECTED, HOWEVER THE ANTIBODY TESTS WOULD BE POSITIVE IN THIS SITUATION.  ONCE POSITVE,THE COMBO TESTS REMAIN POISTVE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF INFECTION.

conclusion :
In my opinion there must be a day or two, maybe three, which the level of p24 drops and the antibodies are still in a low level = at those days the combo test cannot detect any of them. am i right????
YOU OPINION IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE SCIENCE OR STUDIES CONDUCTED ON THESE TESTS UP THOUSAND AND THOUSANDS OF PERSONS.

EWH
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