Anonymous HIV Testing
HIV Test – Fast & Accurate HIV Testing @ KLEM Clinic
KLEM Clinics offers comprehensive anonymous HIV testing in its various clinics. To learn more or to book an appointment regarding our HIV testing services, please get in touch with us at KLEM clinics.
HIV Test & Treatment Services:
- Anonymous HIV Testing
- HIV PCR Testing
- ELISA Test
- HIV-1 Viral Load Assay
- CD4 Testing
- HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis
- HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis
- HIV Treatment (HAART)
- Comprehensive STD Screening & Treatment
Types of HIV Tests:
HIV SCREENING: HIV Ag/Ab Screening Assay is an HIV screening also known as the “combo” assay that helps detect the antibody and antigen to HIV. HIV antibody is produced 3-4 weeks after exposure, whereas the antigen (p24) can be present in detectable amounts at 2 weeks post exposure. This combination enables detection of an infected individual at the earliest possible moment by minimizing the “window period” between infection and detection.
Rapid combo tests can be conducted away from specialized laboratory facilities and give results in less than 20 minutes. It is statistically as accurate as lab testing.
RNA PCR is done 10-11 days post exposure and has 99% sensitivity when performed correctly. During this test, the lab experts look for evidence of HIV RNA in your plasma. The early detection test for HIV RNA is extremely accurate and can be used as a confirmatory test for HIV diagnosis.
The ELISA test, also called the EIA for enzyme immunoassay, is used to detect the HIV antibody. It checks for certain proteins that the body makes in response to HIV. An enzyme will bind with the HIV antigen or HIV antibody if the blood sample contains the HIV virus.
TREATMENT MONITORING TESTS: HIV-1 Viral Load Assay is a test done to measure the quantity of HIV-1 virus within the plasma. This test is usually done after the confirmation test turns out positive, to review the prognosis of the disease and to aid in assessing viral response to the antiviral treatment as measured by the levels.
CD4 T lymphocytes (CD4) count with HIV-1 viral load assay are the two surrogate markers of antiretroviral treatment (ART) responses and HIV disease progression that have been used for decades to manage and monitor HIV infection. Measurement of CD4 is useful before the initiation of ART. The CD4 cell count provides information on the overall immune function of a person with HIV along with other general tests and examinations.
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Why do HIV screening?
A person may unknowingly carry the HIV virus without experiencing any symptoms for a long time. HIV testing shows if a person has the HIV virus in the body, and thus knowing your HIV status can help keep you and others safe.
If tested positive for HIV, prompt treatment and management may still allow one to live a relatively healthy normal life. On the other hand, without proper HIV treatment, this disease may progress to AIDS.
If you believe you might have been infected with HIV, it is important to get HIV screening done urgently to protect both yourself and your loved ones.
HIV Symptoms HIV & AIDS Symptoms
Some people may have flu-like symptoms, such as fever, chills, or rash after getting infected. The symptoms may last for a few days to several weeks. HIV Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the body’s early response to HIV infection. Most people present with ARS symptoms 3 weeks post exposure to the virus and mostly complain about extreme lethargy, persistent high fever and general body ache. Often these symptoms mimic a person experiencing a cold.
How to Prevent HIV? HIV Prevention
HIV is only spread through specific bodily fluids (blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids), and it is easier to prevent the infection compared to getting a cold. You do not get infected by hugging, shaking hands, sharing toilets, sharing dishes, or closed-mouth or “social” kissing with someone who is HIV-positive.
- Practise safe sex
The most common way people get HIV is by having sex with an infected person. You can’t tell by looking at someone whether they have HIV, so you have to protect yourself and your sex partner.
You can lower your risk by using condoms correctly when you have sex.
- Get an HIV test done during pregnancy
An infected mother with HIV may spread the infection to their babies during pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding.
- Don’t share needles/ equipment
Those who inject drugs should not share the equipment. This includes everything from needles, syringes, cookers, cottons, getting tattoos/piercings, and rinse water
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP,
PEP helps prevent people who do not have HIV but who are at substantial risk of getting it . PrEP is 1 tablet taken once every day. PrEP has shown to reduce the risk of infection up to 93% when taken consistently. The patients on PrEP should maintain a regular follow-up with their healthcare provider to ensure proper monitoring is done.
- Choose your partner wisely
It is important for you and your partner to get tested for HIV before you start getting sexually involved. Screening eradicates the risk of contracting HIV infection and STDs.
