Monique
Mar28-04, 10:33 AM
FDA Approves Rapid Saliva Test for AIDS Virus
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=4674494
"The test, made by OraSure Technologies Inc., provides results within 20 minutes with 99 percent accuracy. Other approved rapid HIV tests require blood samples."
But the bad news:
"The OraSure saliva test is cleared for detecting antibodies to HIV-1, but not for HIV-2, the strain prevalent in parts of Africa."
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=4674494
"The test, made by OraSure Technologies Inc., provides results within 20 minutes with 99 percent accuracy. Other approved rapid HIV tests require blood samples."
But the bad news:
"The OraSure saliva test is cleared for detecting antibodies to HIV-1, but not for HIV-2, the strain prevalent in parts of Africa."