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Q: Symptoms of AIDS or bacterial infections

asked by: DoctorQuestion on December 23rd, 2008

i am 22 years old,in november of 2006 i had sex with a strange girl and after 2 or 3 months i had a repeated tonsillitis and white ares in my tonsills and night sweats, than two or three weeks later i had a boil in my face,after that for one year i had repeated boils in my face especialy in spring and summer,i did elisa hiv test 6 month after the sex with that strange girl and it was negative.
now boils dont appear anymore, but my girlfriend is strating to have boil in her face and vaginal infections,7 months after we had first time sex i am very scared, can this bee a sign of aids

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Dr. Andrijana Shterjovska , MD

replied on December 27th, 2008

HIV and AIDS Answer A5162

An Elisa HIV test 6 months after exposure is enough to exclude AIDS. Each of the conditions you reported: repetitive tonsillitis, boils on the face, and the vaginal infection in your girlfriend are signs of another infection. Most of the boils are caused by bacteria, for example, Staphylococcus aureus. The vaginal infection can be caused by both bacteria and fungi. All of the infections can be a sign of a decreased immune system, but AIDS is not necessarily the reason for it.

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