| For
only $295 dollars you'll receive both Confidential HIV Tests,
The HIV DNA and PCR Test at a National Laboratory in your
area.
Call
us at 1-800-456-9913 to set your test up
at our HIV testing center. We have
thousands of locations and one near you.
Just
what is PCR?
PCR
stands for Polymerase Chain Reaction. PCR is a technique to
look for unique DNA. PCR for the HIV virus looks for DNA of
the HIV virus. PCR for the gene of cystic fibrosis looks for
that DNA sequence unique for cystic fibrosis.
The
PCR test offered is performed by one of the largest and most
respected laboratories in the United States, using a kit prepared
by Roche Laboratories. It is at the time of this writing the
only HIV PCR kit commercially available. This test has a 95%
confidence level for detecting the presence of the HIV virus
after 28 days. The PCR HIV test usually returns in 5 to 7
days. We offer the HIV PCR DNA test along with the Standard
Elisa HIV Test. The Standard Test usually returns the next
day. This testing combo is the best and only way to detect
early infection.
PCR
is so sensitive, that there is a possibility of false positive
results. Indeterminate results are also possible. It is our
policy that any positive tests will be repeated on a new blood
draw sample at no additional cost to you. It is also our policy
that every person who requests a HIV PCR test also have a
standard HIV Elisa test at the same time at no additional
cost to you.
The
standard AIDS test is an Elisa test, which tests for the antibodies
your body makes for the AIDS virus. This test is the standard
test used by hospitals and blood banks in America and the
world. Positive tests are confirmed with a second test called
the Western blot, which also analyzes the body's antibody
response. The Elisa test is usually positive 3 months after
infection with the HIV virus.
The
advantage of the PCR test is that it is a direct test for
the presence of the DNA HIV virus. If you are infected, the
DNA of the AIDS virus is present in your blood. This test
can pick up HIV infection before the Elisa test turns positive.
The
PCR test has a 95% confidence level for detecting HIV infection
after 28 days.
Polymerase
Chain Reaction (PCR) is superior to any other test for the
following reason: It is a direct detection method, which searches
and detects the actual pathogen's nucleic acids. In contrast,
the ELISA and the Western Blot detect only the body's immunologic
response.
Not
sure of your exposure? Take Control.
The
Safest Thing To Do is Take the Test.
Call
1-800-456-9913 to speak to one of our counselors
and to schedule both the Elisa and the DNA PCR test at a location
near you. |
