What do the HIV experts think about this article about saliva?

[richie90]

http://www.aidsmap.com/page/1323976/

I always see that saliva is not infectious. This article probably causes confusion and clarification is needed.

The following is the part which has me confused.  "A more recent study found that infectious HIV can be detected at high levels in saliva during the early weeks of HIV infection (the ‘window’ period before antibodies appear)"
Does this mean that kissing, oral or being bitten(slight break in skin) can lead to infection if the partner was within the window period?

I am certain that there are millions of people kissing per day, some within the window period. Yet, I have seen only one case in which kissing was thought to have been a means of transmission, of course I doubt that all cases which have ever occured have been reviewed. Even then, I doubt what was said by AIDSmap. I would like to have some of the opinions of the people on this board.

[Teak]

The only approved PCR test for diagnostic use is a PCR-RNA test which needs to be followed up with an antibody test.

[dmn777]

There will be a high level of antigen/antibodies present in siliva after infection. These antibodies  or antigens do not spread HIV.

Different types of nanotechnology tests can produce varying results in viral load detection. I would be confident that this data is old with regards to PCR testing or we would have heard more about it.

[Teak]

http://www.aegis.com/news/pr/1998/pr980105.html;
Non-Infectious "Bodily Fluids"
•Saliva
•Tears
•Sweat
•Feces
•Urine
These fluids and substances cannot transmit HIV. Sweat contains no HIV.

The other fluids do not contain enough HIV to infect another person. This is regardless of how they get into the bloodstream. No cases of HIV transmission have ever been documented as a result of these substances.