Is the Oral Swab reliable?

[reallynow]

ok so u can only get false positive/negative during the window period right? i mean like testing at 5 month and one week with the oraquick is 100% right? im not on high on cancer or chemotherapy or anything like that.

[reallynow]

thank you jeanclaude for explaining. I just feel sometimes people say stuff that are really vague so i don't know what stuff really means sometimes.

[LIZZIE LOU]

seems as if you have a 5 month / one week negative test result.

MOVE ON.

[JeanClaude]

What I'm saying is that the .2 does NOT apply to you( unless you are currently in a hospital bed being infused with high-dose chemotherapy or had a stem-cell transplant).

-JC-

[reallynow]

so 99.8% becomes 100% after window period. Am i correct?

[JeanClaude]

Yes.

-JC-

[reallynow]

ok so what u r saying is is that as long as its not in the window period meaning after 3months the test will come back truthfully for sure?

[JeanClaude]

Simply put, nothing is 100%. There are many factors for 99.8%. Some testees may have been infected sooner than they thought. Their immune responses may have been weaker than others.etc. Bottom line, the test is standardized, our immune systems are individualized. There are always outliers. If you look at it scientifically, 99.8 % is incredibly accurate and is pretty much a guarantee.

-JC-

[joggen]

Move on.

[reallynow]

my 2nd question was why do testing clinics say its 99.8% accurate for the rapid tests?

[JeanClaude]

I haven't seen a truly viable or specific question yet.

-JC-

[reallynow]

umm guys?... my question haven't been answered yet lol...

[joggen]

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[Niceman26]

from your answer i conclude that oral sex is not safe. since the test uses oral mucosal transudate to find the virus which has hiv, then oral sex automatically has hiv, and is not safe.

[JeanClaude]

The Orasure detects antibodies NOT the virus.

-JC-

[LIZZIE LOU]

gggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...it doesnt use SALIVA...it uses a fluid called oral mucosal transudate, that lives in the cheeks and gums.

[Niceman26]

i want an answer for my question, then ban me if you want

[according2ed]

With regards to false positives and negatives, i have read some studies which have considered the possibility that swabbing the gums more than once or too much can possibly lead to false positives.  This led me to consider if doing so can also lead to false negatives.  Any thoughts?

[Teak]

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[Niceman26]

is this test oral? you put saliva to test? if yes, how come oral sex is safe?

[reallynow]

oh and my 2nd and most likely final question: so why do clinics say 99.8% why is there .2 percent missing?

[reallynow]

so when they talk about false positive and negative they ONLY mean during the window period?

[joggen]

Almost everyone tests positive by 8 weeks; everyone tests positive by 3 months.

[reallynow]

umm can u explain it to me?

[joggen]

You did not understand what you read in the doctors forum.