FDA Approves First HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo Diagnostic Test
The first rapid HIV test for the detection of antigen and antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2 has been approved by the FDA.
The first rapid HIV test for the detection of antigen and antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2 has been approved by the FDA.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening all 15-65 year olds, younger and older at-risk individuals, and all pregnant women for HIV.
Self-testing for HIV, either supervised or unsupervised, is highly accepted and preferred over facility-based testing.
Primary care practitioners (PCPs) using electronic health records (EHRs) are susceptible to information overload and feel that the EHR notification system makes it possible to miss test results
Roche announced that the COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 Test v2.0 is now available.