Elisa Test for HIV - Accuracy

Elisa Test for HIV - Accuracy
For the Elisa Test for HIV, results are always controversial. There may be positive results for the person who may not have HIV virus. This may be possible with the people who have antibodies for the human leukocyte antigens (HLA). It may be observed in the women who posses multiple pregnancies. This doubt should be removed by taking the further HIV tests which are used to confirm the HIV. The false result may take place between the window of the infection and the antibody response towards the virus. Find out more in HIV window period. If the ELISA test is reported negative, then no test is conducted further as it is confirmed negative. But if the ELISA test comes positive then it is done few more times to make sure that the sample is positive. If still the test are coming positive, then the sample is further sent for the Western blot test. This test is expensive but it is more accurate than the ELISA test. If the Western blot test shows the result positive, then the person is no doubt HIV positive.

Although ELISA test is surrounded by controversies, it is considered as one of the most accurate tests for HIV. It is capable of detecting even the very early symptoms of HIV. ELISA test for HIV is quite inexpensive as compared to the other tests. So, people undergoing this test can trust it. In case, if they get the test positive they should go for the further confirmatory tests and start with the AIDS vaccines as soon as possible.