Oral HIV test makers eye home-use market
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Oral HIV test makers eye home-use market
AIDS Alert.
1997 Feb.
Abstract
AIDS: An HIV testing kit called OraScreen can detect HIV in oral fluids, costs less than a blood test, and can give results in fifteen minutes, but is only commercially available in Aruba. The manufacturer, Beacon Diagnostics, is not optimistic about getting the necessary approvals to market the drug for home use in the United States because patients would not need to consult a health care professional to get the results. Initial tests show that results with the test are virtually identical to blood tests. The test will probably be available for use in clinical settings within 2 years.
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