FDA approves first over-the-counter home use HIV test kit

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Title: FDA approves first over-the-counter home use HIV test kit

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FDA approves first over-the-counter home use HIV test kit

07/03/2012 12:17 PM EDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, the first over-the-counter, self-administered HIV test kit to detect the presence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2). HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

 

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