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Sunday, November 13, 2005Andrew Stimpson, 25, was diagnosed as HIV positive in August, 2002. However, tests 14 months later showed the virus had completely gone from his body, despite taking no medication to combat it. .....On hearing of the negative tests, he considered suing his hospital over what he thought must have been bungled earlier tests. 'There had been no error in labelling or testing of the samples,' the hospital wrote to him. 'The fact that you have recovered from a positive antibody result to a negative result is exceptional and medically remarkable. I understand the (hospital authority) trust have written to you highlighting your importance to other HIV patients.' It's odd that nobody wrote it up in a medical journal. And although there was no mix-up at the lab, he may have had a false positive test the first time around. (Link changed to a more reliable source on false-positive Western blots.) posted by Sydney on 11/13/2005 08:35:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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