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The San Antonio AIDS Foundation will
begin offering the INSTI HIV-1 Antibody Test on June 5. The test provides
results in 60 seconds and detects HIV antibodies four to six weeks after
initial exposure, while the previous rapid test took 20 minutes and detected
antibodies no sooner than three months after being infected.
The 60-second test is slightly more
precise, with a 99.8 percent accuracy rate compared to the 20-minute test’s
99.6 percent rate. The new test costs half as much as the previous test,
approximately $7–8 per unit, and has Food and Drug Administration approval. The
faster method will allow the foundation to screen more people in the same
amount of time.
The San Antonio AIDS Foundation will
offer the INSTI HIV test to the public at its office from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. on Wednesday and from the mobile testing van from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The foundation’s office performs
testing throughout the year from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mondays through
Thursdays, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Fridays, and 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Saturdays. Mobile testing sites change daily.
The blood draw is free and
confidential, and minors do not need parent’s consent to be tested.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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