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Question

Does ‘non-reactive’ mean I am HIV negative?

15 January 2018. Related: All topics, HIV testing.

I am 24 years old. I had sex 9 months ago with my boyfriend and I am now going to get married to someone else. I was afraid of getting HIV, so I got myself tested at Ranbaxy laboratory Amritsar after 8 months, and the result was non reactive.

They performed rapid card test, but know i fear that they had used an already used syringe. They used the vaccum system to collect my blood sample. please tell me whether the this type of syringe can be reused and am i infected with HIV or is it just my fear?

Answer

Answer: Simon Collins

Non-reactive means the result is HIV negative.

However the blood was collected, you are still HIV negative. Ranbaxy labs would not re-use syringes.

Please see Questions 1 and 8 at this link for more information.

This answer was updated in January 2018 from an original Q&A posted in August 2007.

155 comments

  1. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Nass,

    Please see Q’s 1 and 8 here:

    http://i-base.info/qa/what-are-the-most-asked-questions

  2. Nass •

    What is the meaning of HIV combo 1.2.0 not reactive?

  3. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Arjun,

    i-base don’t answer either testing or transmission questions. We work with people who are positive.

  4. Arjun •

    Hi
    I went through the comments, I had protected gaysex with a guy as of 07 feb 2017, I got Hiv 1 and 2 Cima test as of 26/02/2017 . it was 0.05 non reactive, I got tested again as of 18/02/2017 and it was 0.18. non reactive, I again got the HIV test on 02 april 2017 but the count is 0.70 Non reactive, my question is why is there so much of difference in the count from 0.05 to 0.18 and 0.70, are there a high chance of HIV, I read the previous answers which said there is no issue if it is below 1, but why is there so much difference from 0.05 to 0.70 within a span of 7 weeks, please reply urgently

  5. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Ziggie,

    Please see Q’s 1 and 8 here:

    http://i-base.info/qa/what-are-the-most-asked-questions

  6. Ziggie •

    I went for HIV test any it says non reactive. What does it mean,am I positive or negative?

  7. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Is Thar,

    Please see Q’s 1 and 8 here:

    http://i-base.info/qa/what-are-the-most-asked-questions

  8. Is Thar •

    I had sex with an african girl in 2013. She is Tanzanian. On 01 March 2017 i had my blood test for hiv. The result is non reative. I have no idea of what test type they were using but just realized they drew my blood from my venus. Non reactive result means i am hiv negative or hiv is there in my blood but at the time of examination the virus could be detected? Please explian.

  9. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Kumar,

    Please see Q’s 1 and 8 here:

    http://i-base.info/qa/what-are-the-most-asked-questions

  10. Kumar •

    I did hiv test on 24/11/2015 and it’s non – reactive (0.208) and again on 22/10/2016, the result was non – reactive ( 0.107) do I need any more tests? Or am I fine…