Inconclusive Results
Hi, F28 here. I had HIV screening on February 13th and it turned out reactive and I was told I would need to do a confirmatory test to find out if I actually have HIV. It took them a while to get the confirmatory test results so while waiting, I decided to go to another clinic to do a screening again. They use a different testing kit in this clinic (Abbott Bioline HIV 1/2 3.0) and there was a very faint line under line 2, so the staff told me it was reactive.
Now I just got my confirmatory test results and here's what's written in it:
Test I: Abbott Bioline HIV 1/2 3.0
Control line: +
Line 1: +
Line 2: +
Result: HIV Reactive
Test II: AbbottDetermine HIV 1/2
Control line: +
Patient line -
Result: Non-reactive
Final interpretation: Inconclusive
I don't understand why they used the same testing kit the other clinic has for screening to do a confirmatory test so I'm kinda confused about the results. Any thoughts in this?
Thanks!
Posted Feb 25, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC