Donor Screening HIV Test
Filed Under (Drug News) by David on 23-12-2009
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Abbott Laboratories has received approval for the first fully automated test for HIV-1 and HIV-2, the Abbott Prism HIV O Plus. The test was approved for screening donated blood and specimens from living organ donors.
HIV type 1 incudes group M, the most common subgroup of the virus in the U.S., and group O, found primarily in Cameroon and other areas of West Africa. HIV type 2 cheap is found mostly in West Africa. Both types have been detected in the U.S. and Europe.
Sources: FDA, Abbott, September 18, 2009