Here we go again, another HIV positive test?
 

March 20, 2015, 3:25 PST

The Free Speech Coalition is calling for a precautionary production hold after a possible positive test for HIV by an adult performer using the PASS (Performer Availability Screening Service) system. The test has not yet been confirmed, and we will know if it is a true positive or false positive in the next day. If it is a false positive, we will lift the hold within the next few days. Nevertheless, out of an abundance of precaution, we will be retesting anyone who might have had contact with the performer within the testing window, and asking that producers stop filming until we know more.

The adult industry periodically calls for production holds when any possible positive tests surface.

Diane Duke

Chief Executive Officer

Free Speech Coalition

818-348-9373

And nobody cares? Sad. :-/

That's terrible. I hope it's false :(

Timing is everything.

Another sad breaking news

it is, false positive

Thank Goodness.

How often do false positives occur?
Is there something that increases frequency of the false positive reading?

once or twice a year I think...

1.9 to 3% false positive rate with HIV-1 RNA assay. That is the type used by CET, and I imagine the others.

You don't worry about false positives. They happen. That is why there is always confirmatory testing using more advanced (i.e., expensive) methods.