Once the blood test has been performed, it takes approximately 2 weeks for the results to be shared with your healthcare provider
Welcome to the VISP HIV Testing Service
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that damages cells in a person’s immune system and weakens the ability to fight everyday infections and disease. When someone is exposed to HIV, their body makes antibodies against parts of HIV.
If you have received a research vaccine against HIV-1 as part of a Janssen-sponsored clinical trial, you may now have antibodies against HIV in your blood.
This means a standard HIV-1 antibody test alone could provide positive results for several years, even though you are not infected with HIV-1. This is called a VISP (Vaccine-Induced Seropositive) or VISR (Vaccine-Induced Seroreactive) test result.
An HIV-1 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test can distinguish a true HIV-1 infection from VISP. PCR testing is the most accurate form of testing as it detects the actual virus, however, this type of test may not be routinely offered in all countries.
How do I request a PCR test?
This VISP Testing Service offers PCR testing through your healthcare provider, at no expense for you. Please share this information website with your healthcare provider and direct them to the VISP Testing Service portal. You cannot request the test yourself.
The VISP Testing Service will be available for as long as you need it
You will still be able to access the VISP Testing Service if you move to another country. Please see section “What happens if I move away from where I participated in the HIV Vaccine Clinical Trial?” for more information
The information you provide to the healthcare provider and which is entered in the VISP Testing Service (former study ID, year of birth) will be stored in a secure computer database
Please note that your sample may be tested (in context of this VISP service) in a laboratory outside your country. Once the test has been performed, your sample will be destroyed.
If any healthcare provider asks you to provide a sample for an HIV test, tell them you have been in a Janssen-sponsored HIV vaccine clinical trial. This means that you have specific requirements for PCR HIV testing. Explain that being tested using standard tests could result in an incorrect diagnosis of HIV infection.