HIV Positive definition

HIV Positive means that a blood test has indicated the presence of antibodies to HIV. This means that the person has been infected by the virus and the immune system has responded by producing antibodies. An exception is infants of HIV-infected mothers. They have been exposed to the mother's antibodies and carry these antibodies in their blood for a number of months after birth. A series of tests is necessary to determine if these infants are themselves infected with HIV.
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HIV Positive. - means the presence of HIV antibodies in the blood of an Insured Person as substantiated through both a positive screening test (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a positive supplemental test such as Western Blot. All such tests must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the interpretation of positivity as specified by the manufacturer(s).
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HIV Positive means the presence of HIV or HIV antibodies in the body of a person upon HIV testing and HIV positive status shall be construed accordingly;
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Examples of HIV Positive in a sentence

  • The difficult healthcare environment has affected overall views and experiences of pregnant HIV- positive women going on ART for life.

  • HIV positive samples were further tested for HIV RNA concentration and recent infection.• Participation rates were 87.4% for the household survey, 83.7% for 15-64 individual interviews and 84.7% for blood draw among individuals 15-64 years.• For children aged 10 to 14 years the interview response rate was 79.8%.

  • Factors associated with HIV positive sero- status among exposed infants attending care at health facilities: a cross sectional study in rural Uganda.

  • All children are screened for HIV on admission and those found HIV positive are referred to hospital for confirmatory test and enrolled into care.

  • Of those 393 men who have sex with men, 42.8 percent reported having symptoms of an STI during the previous year and 6.8 percent identified as sex workers; 54.5 percent had never been tested for HIV; and 14 percent were found to be HIV positive.


More Definitions of HIV Positive

HIV Positive means presence of HIV infection as documented by the presence of HIV or HIV antibodies in the sample being tested;
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HIV Positive means the result of a test of blood or bio-fluid samples of a human body determined as HIV-infected;
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HIV Positive means having tested positive for HIV infection.
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HIV Positive means the presence of HIV or HIV antibodies in the body of a person upon HIV testing;
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HIV Positive means that a blood test has indicated the presence of antibodies to HIV. This means that the person has been infected by the virus and the immune system has responded by producing antibodies. An exception is infants of HIV-infected mothers.
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HIV Positive means the result of a screening test revealing the presence of HIV or antibodies in the sample test.
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HIV Positive means the presence of HiV antibodies in the blood of an insured Person as substantiated through both a positive screening test (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, EL1SA) and a positive supplemental test such as Western Blot. All such tests must be approved by Health Canada, Health Protection Branch, Drugs Directorate with the interpretation of positivity as specified by the manufacturer(s).
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