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Your Rapid HIV Test was Preliminarily Positive

Your Rapid HIV Test was Preliminarily Positive. Your HIV test was preliminarily positive, which means you could have HIV infection.

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Your Rapid HIV Test was Preliminarily Positive

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  1. Your Rapid HIV Test was Preliminarily Positive • Your HIV test was preliminarily positive, which means you could have HIV infection. • Remember, this is a screening test. We need to send your blood to the lab for a confirmatory test before we know for sure if this preliminary result is correct. • It will take a few days to get those results back. It is very important for you to return for care and get these results.

  2. Starting Medicine to Protect Your Baby • Right now we want to make sure that you and your baby are as safe and healthy as possible. • We would like to give you some medicine to help protect your baby from HIV. • The sooner we start the medicine, the better it works to prevent transmission.

  3. Until We Have Your Confirmatory Test Result • We recommend that you do not breastfeed unless the confirmatory test result comes back negative. • You and your baby will be given HIV medicine until the confirmatory test result is back. If that test is negative, you do not have HIV, but you will have taken HIV medicine for a few days. • No serious side effects have been seen in people who have taken the medicines for a short time.

  4. Coping with a Preliminary Test Result • People often feel scared and overwhelmed when they hear this news. • Can you tell me what you are feeling right now? • What questions or concerns do you have?

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