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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a rapid AIDS test that public health officials hope will substantially increase the number of people seeking testing, and decrease the fraction who, once tested, never return for the results.
The test provides a result in about 20 minutes. The fastest test currently in use takes 90 minutes.
In practice, however, most people who seek AIDS testing aren’t given their results for a week or more after they provide a blood sample.
The new test still has to be performed at a clinic or physician’s office and won’t be available for home use.
