HIV Testing

Orasure HIV-1 Western Blot Kit Cleared for Professional Marketing by FDA

Published in Blood Weekly, June 17th, 1996

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared for professional marketing the OraSure HIV-1 Western Blot Kit.

The OraSure technology - which does not require blood or needles - provides a simple and accurate HIV testing option. OraSure was developed by Epitope, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has been planned for marketing to health professionals by SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare (SBCH).

Richard Sadovsky, M.D., State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, said, "HIV antibody testing is one of the strongest weapons we have to wage war on the spread of AIDS, and this painless new testing option is likely to have...

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Source: Blood Weekly (1996-06-17)

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