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Window periods are based on averages or statistics from studies. Different HIV tests have different window periods. As HIV testing technology improves, window periods may become more specific or even get shorter. HIV tests used in British...

As of January 13, 2020, the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (BCCDC PHL) will implement automatic hepatitis C (HCV) RNA nucleic acid testing (NAT) reflex testing for all new HCV cases. This is a change from the previous two-step process that...

The BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory (BCCDC PHL) performs all HCV RNA testing and HCV genotyping in BC. The laboratory also performs a limited number of HIV RNA tests to help confirm acute HIV infection, in prenatal...

Article reviewed Sáez-Cirión, A., Bacchus, C., Hocqueloux, L., Avettand-Fenoel, V., Girault, I., Lecuroux, C., and Rouzioux, C. (2013). Post-Treatment HIV-1 Controllers with a Long-Term Virological Remission after the Interruption of Early...

Background Globally, death and illness from hepatitis C are increasing despite new medications, which are called Direct Acting Antivirals (DAAs), that cure over 95% of people treated. The World Health Organization has set targets for the...

Understanding the window period of HIV tests - time from infection to a positive result - is important in order to provide appropriate information to clients, including when to test after a possible exposure to HIV. Progress in HIV testing...

Background In 2013, the BCCDC published results of a pilot study [1] which confirmed the value of pooled nucleic acid testing (PNAT) to identify acute HIV infections in a high risk population of men who have sex with men. PNAT increased...

There are a lot of new test technologies in the pipeline: both new types of tests in the works, such as rapid syphilis tests or point-of-care HIV viral load testing, and new ways to use existing tests, such as self-testing or online...

In April, non-urgent Hepatitis C (HCV)  testing at the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (PHL) was suspended to redirect resources to support COVID-19 testing. As of June 2020, all HCV testing has resumed. If you may have been exposed to...

A number of changes have been made to the BCCDC Communicable Disease Control Manual, Chapter 5: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Section 1: STIs.  The BCCDC Non-Certified Practice Decision Support Tools have been updated with the...

This article was first published in CATIE News (April 10, 2014). Background The sexual transmission of HIV occurs after an exposure to fluids that contain HIV, such as semen and fluids from the vagina and rectum. The amount of virus in...

Is the hiv test rna naat?
Where can i do the early RNA HIV test?
Hello, I have a question regarding HIV - 1 RNA PCR NAAT test taken here in British Columbia. Is this test quantitative or qualitative? What is the test's threshold of copies/mL? Thanks
Is hiv 1 RNA qualitative PCR after 8 months gives 100 per accuracy r not
Hi .did test hiv antibody, p24 antigen and rna pcr after 6 months ie 25 weeks from exposure is it conclusive
Hii madem I done hiv rna pcr after 55 days and I done duo combo test after 76 days and ai done tridot after 90th day both are nagative madem I am safe?
Sir recently I checked hiv1 RNA pcr qualitative and duo combo test both results are non reactive and index value is 0.09 that is after 8 months of the explosure sir is both results give 100 per accuracy after 8 months of explosure do any...
Is a duo test conclusive at 11 weeks and 5 days post exposure. Also along with the duo I had requested an PCR RNA at 11 weeks and 5 days at the same time and both the results were negative. Which for me meant being negative on the antigen...
I tested with a rapid hiv test on a roadside testing camp first they told me its a negative then after few minutes nurse said she can see a very very small positive dot nd she gave me a positive screen next day i went for my lab test and i...