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HIV test kit method for detecting anti-HIV-I antibodies in saliva

US5695930A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 5, 1996
Grant dateDec 9, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 5, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/81
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A rapid and accurate test kit is discussed for the detection of antibodies to HIV in saliva. The identification of antibodies to HIV in the saliva of seropositive individuals is shown using a test kit that requires no special machinery or skill and can be conducted by a single person in the privacy of their own home.

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