I don’t have much confidence in the test from my lab box. It is also possible that you have a false positive inhibition assay. We now have four or five of those that I have seen where the innovation essay is positive in the western blot is negative. I would encourage you to do the western blot to sort out what’s actually going on here. If your partner is negative, the risk of a false positive is higher. I think the western blot is what you should do for clarity. We have seen four or five false positive inhibition assay tests. That is, the inhibition essay is positive, but the western blot, consider the gold standard, is negative.
You can call the University of Washington to have them send you a western blot kit. Their phone number is 206-685-6066. You can work with your own provider to get this blood drawn or you can work with me. Your situation is confusing, and I think you really need some clarity.
Terri