New kit for HIV tests introduced in India

Bangalore, Nov 10 (UNI) Bio-Rad India, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Bio-Rad USA, today announced the launch of a new ULTRA test kits for HIV, Hepatitis B and C virus in the Indian market.

Bio-Rad India Country Manager Dhiren Wagle said in a release here that ''presently it takes approximately 20 to 25 days to detect an antibody in HIV and 45 to 60 days for HCV. This time period shall be reduced to eight to ten days by detecting both antigen and antibody for HIV and for HCV.'' The test kits, developed by Bio-Rad in association with the renowned Pasteur Institute of France, would be marketed under the brand name Genscreen HIV ULTRA Ag-Ab, HBsAg Ultra and Monolisa HCV ULTRA Ag-Ab. The new generation kit was most advanced in its segment due to its antigen detection ability, the release said.

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