The Hindu Business Line : Bio-Rad launches HIV test kits

Bio-Rad India has launched ULTRA test kits for HIV, Hepatitis B & C virus, which greatly decreases detection time. Current systems take around 25 days to detect antibody in HIV patients.

According to Mr Dhiren Wagle, Country Manager, Bio-Rad India, the antigen kits developed in association with the Pasteur Institute of France reduces the duration by eight days by detecting both antigen and antibody for HIV and by four to ten days for HCV.

"Earlier detection by both antigen and antibody will reduce the window period and shall help doctors at blood banks to be able to provide safer blood, " said Mr Wagle. The HIV and Hepatitis test kits shall be marketed under the brand name of Genscreen HIV ULTRA Ag-Ab, HBsAg Ultra and Monolisa HCV ULTRA Ag-Ab.

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