FDA approves new HIV test from Abbott Laboratories

Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:38 PM EDT

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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new test from Abbott Laboratories that detects both types of the virus that causes AIDS.

The FDA says the company's Abbott Prism HIV O Plus test can detect HIV types 1 and 2.

HIV type 2 is mostly found in West Africa, while HIV type 1 consists of various subgroups found in both the U.S. and West Africa.

The test runs on North Chicago, Ill.-based Abbott's Prism system, an automated instrument also used to test blood for hepatitis.

The new test will be used to screen for HIV in blood and organ donations.

HIV attacks the body's immune system, eventually causing AIDS. Just over 1.1 million Americans are estimated to have HIV and 232,000 do not know it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Matthew Ascaridis

WHAT ABOUT KALETRA. Magic Johnson has no trace of the virus in his body. We have the cure but the FDA won't let abbott release it to the public until they can make a buck first. People are dying and we have the cure. what is wrong with the world today?

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