HIV virus antibody saliva testre reagent Kunming listed, the public can self-test

Business Agency March 21 " In March this year, we approved the sale of HIV antibody saliva testing reagents in some Kunming pharmacies, which are as accurate as 95%"Yunnan Province AIDS prevention and control expert committee chairman Lu Lin 20, said in an interview with reporters, saliva testing methods are simple and fast and safe, the public can self-test, early detection, early treatmentin 2013 Yunnan Province AIDS prevention and control innovation project support, from March 1, Kunming City, a number ofdrugstoresbegan selling HIV antibody saliva testing reagents, the price of 100 yuan a boxLu Lin said that compared with the traditional blood collection method, saliva detection has the advantages of fast, easy operation, safety and so on, with an accuracy rate of up to 95%"In the past, blood testing can not meet the needs of a wide range of testing, so the use of saliva rapid self-test as a supplement, the purpose is to enable more people to understand their infection in a timely manner, early access to relevant medical services, so as to reduce the rate of HIV infection and mortality purposes." "
reporters came to a drugstore selling saliva testing reagents, sales staff told reporters that this reagent on the shelf, a day can sell to about 4 boxesSales staff have received special training, every time a customer to buy will be informed by the sales staff how to use: "can not simply wipeteethor saliva, but to put the swab inside to the gum ditch and then stick to the gum groove line back and forth wipe, 20 minutes can know the results of the test." "
" in the amount of HIV in saliva is very small, so HIV is not transmitted through salivaLu Lin stressed that saliva testing reagents are the oral mucosa oozing liquid HIV antibodies, not THE HIV virus itself"It is important to note that once the test results are positive, they should be reviewed and confirmed by a professional body in a timely manner "
" AIDS from infection to the onset of 8-10 years of incubation period, if not tested, it is impossible to understand whether a person is infected with HIV, and foreign research shows that every discovery, intervention, treatment of an HIV-infected person, will avoid 3.9 people infected Lu Lin said, "to carry out saliva testing, to a certain extent, to broaden the detection channels of AIDS, for the aids prevention and control work has a positive significance." "
according to statistics, as of the end of 2013, Yunnan cumulative lying 79,802 cases of living HIV infection and AIDS patients, a cumulative death of 20,893 cases;