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  2. OraQuick - Wikipedia

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    On November 7, 2002, the FDA approved the OraQuick test as the first rapid HIV test, providing results in as little as 20 minutes using whole-blood specimens obtained from a fingerstick or venipuncture. Prior to this approval, HIV tests required blood samples to be sent to a laboratory, resulting in longer wait times for results.

  3. HIV screening in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The National HIV Testing Day on June 27 is organized annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's AIDS.GOV program [8] and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention [9] Walgreens is one corporate sponsor, and offers free HIV testing on that day at a number of its drugstore locations (140 cities in ...

  4. Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    The eclipse period is a variable period starting from HIV exposure in which no existing test can detect HIV. The median duration of the eclipse period in one study was 11.5 days. The window period is the time between HIV exposure and when an antibody or antigen test can detect HIV. The median window period for antibody/antigen testing is 18 days.

  5. New Science May Finally Outsmart the HIV Virus - AOL

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    Deaths from HIV/AIDS are ten times lower than at the peak of the epidemic, and new research could drive that down even more. ... Today, more than 20 clinical trials are underway to test potential ...

  6. Window period - Wikipedia

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    The window period for HIV may be up to three months, depending on the test method and other factors. RNA based HIV tests has the lowest window period. Modern and accurate testing abilities can cut this period to 25 days, 16 days, or even as low as 12 days, again, depending on the type of test and the quality of its administration and interpretation.

  7. HIV-positive transplants now permitted for livers and kidneys

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    The new rule — part of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act — is intended to shorten wait times for transplants, as reported by the AP. It went into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 27. It went ...

  8. HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    Thus HIV infection can only be diagnosed by PCR testing for HIV RNA or DNA, or via testing for the p24 antigen. [30] Much of the world lacks access to reliable PCR testing, and people in many places simply wait until either symptoms develop or the child is old enough for accurate antibody testing. [113]

  9. Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation - Wikipedia

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    Each month, about 1,200 actors were tested for HIV, with results as early as 14 days after infection. This test is effective 10 days after potential infection, and anytime thereafter (HIV-1 DNA, by PCR) as compared to the alternative HIV test which requires a six-month waiting period to be effective. [4]

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