HIV self-test card online open-outcry experts are not even screening At 10:11 on the August 3, 2010 Source: Youth Times Chai Yueying "Just 10 minutes, the result safe and reliable! Privacy Link photographed the shipping, confidential mail." Recently, Taobao Jingxian "AIDS self-test card" sales hot. According to shops that sell the 166 best goods in January.
AIDS really self-test it? These products are reliable? In this regard, online shopping news, the search experts were identified.
The seller claims that more than 99% accuracy rate
Taobao home page, enter the AIDS self-examination card, you will find three sellers in selling related products.
Called "regular supply of epidemic prevention station," the seller, which sold two types of HIV self-test card saliva testing and blood tests. Reporter contacted the seller, the seller said: "We are all sources epidemic prevention station, absolutely reliable. Abbott test strips accuracy rate of 99.73%, accuracy rate of 99.6% ACON strip. If confirmed, the best test 3 3. We have no secret for you. In order to reduce the probability of undetected and avoid monitoring failure, it is recommended to purchase two. "
HIV self-test cards for sale online price from more than 50 yuan to 200 dollars. Reporter in the store to buy a 68 per of the ACON brand self-test card. According to sales records, the product in July sales record of over 20 pieces.
When asked how to use, the seller said: "steps are simple, strip both ends marked C, T like the letter, with a broken finger blood collection needle, drop a drop of blood to the test paper on 10 minutes, red lines appear if the C terminal that not been infected; if C-side and T end are there red line that may have been infected. If only there in a red T-side or test strips is no red line, then the test results invalid. "
Manufacturers insisted: never sell to individuals
The next day, the reporter received HIV self-test card, its packaging and imagination out differently. In addition to being a self-test card wrapped in aluminum foil bags, outside any product description. Torn aluminum foil bags, which have a kit, a cotton bandage, a blood collection needle, a copy of the manual.
Prospectus, these AIDS testing card box of 40 copies should be installed, but the reporter has received a single cent.
Reporter also check the ACON Biotech's website to confirm that the company does produce the goods.
Subsequently, the reporter contacted ACON Biotechnology Co., Ltd., the staff insisted that was not sold to individuals AIDS diagnostic kit, have never sold the product online. "Our supply channels are hospitals and related health organizations. Countries have regulations, we will not and can AIDS diagnostic kit for sale to individuals." The staff also stated that their product packaging specification is 40 copies / box , no single copy.
Formal detection ELISA should be
Yesterday, the reporter will be sent to City AIDS self-test six hospital identification card.
"A regular production batch number and the Equipments quasi-word, should be the regular product. However, this reagent is colloidal gold immunoassay, can not serve as basis for diagnosis check." HIV antibody screening laboratory director of the hospital Zhuzhu Ren pulls 2009 version of the "National AIDS testing technical specifications", defined above, HIV testing must enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, this method is more than the gold standard immunoassay compliance. Same time, the specification also states that inspectors should have qualifications AIDS testing laboratories posts, received more than the provincial HIV laboratory bio-safety training, to experiment with state-level operations and technical training certificate.
"This could be a direct blood testing kit, can only be used temporary screening was not accurate. It's flaws is positive for AIDS antibodies can not be quantified." Zhu Zhuren AIDS tour with a press screening laboratory, which All reagents are placed in an incubator. "According to regulations, gold-labeled immunosorbent assay reagents, must be placed in 2 ℃ ~ 8 ℃ environment, but the net purchase products in the transport and detection are below standard, naturally not accurate. Buy back self-test may be false positive or false negative. "
Zhuzhu Ren said, usually with gold-labeled immunosorbent assay, with initial screening were not really. Post-test in this way must be tested again by ELISA, but this process must be professionals in specialized laboratories to complete.
"Laboratory air temperature and humidity, there are stringent requirements, testing of serum must be collected 2, 4 times after 23 hours test, in order to obtain results, and there are also two medical examination. This is only a screening, Once showed positive results, but also sent to the City CDC laboratories confirmed the final. "
Free testing is more reliable disease control departments
"Online sale of self-test card owner is to seize some people because of the face, not to the mental hospital. But the safety and accuracy of the test strip is not enough accurate, nor reliable. We do not recommend buying. "AIDS, CDC deputy director of Hangzhou, said Luo Yan, HIV testing, a test must be qualified by the medical staff.
Hangzhou has 41 HIV voluntary counseling and testing organization, distributed in 13 districts, counties (cities).
"Subjects of the information is completely confidential, relatively more precise and professional. Therefore, the proposed test point people to the formal testing."
