How accurate is Home Access HIV test?
The Home Access HIV-1 Test System is extremely reliable. Studies show that it will detect HIV antibodies — indicating that your blood has virus that causes AIDS — more than 99.9% of the time. When your sample gets a positive result, the lab will confirm it with another test before you can call for your result.
How accurate is OraQuick HIV self test?
Oral fluid HIV tests are very accurate. In studies, the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test detected 91.7 percent of people who were infected with HIV, and 99.9 percent of people who were not infected with HIV. If you have more questions about oral fluid HIV tests, talk to your doctor or healthcare provider.
How much does a home HIV test cost?
At-Home HIV Tests OraQuick was approved in 2012 for sale in stores and online to anyone age 17 and older. The kit does not require sending a sample to a lab. It tests fluid from the mouth and delivers results in 20 to 40 minutes. The kit costs $45.99 at Walgreens.
Can I trust negative OraQuick?
99.9% of people (4,902 out of 4,903) correctly reported a negative test result. The lab and OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test found the same result. This means that 1 out of 4,903 people not infected with HIV reported a positive test result even though that person was really not infected with HIV.
Can I trust OraQuick after 1 year?
The FDA says that the approved OraQuick test is only effective after 3 months following exposure to the virus, and around 1 in 12 people will receive a false negative.
Are 3 negative OraQuick tests conclusive?
Because there is a small margin for error, the FDA says any result that looks positive must be verified with more blood work; that’s also the case with other preliminary tests such as the OraSure. But a negative result on the OraQuick is considered virtually conclusive.
Should you trust OraQuick?
OraQuick is 91.7% accurate at identifying HIV-positive test results. This means that almost 10% of people who test HIV negative using OraQuick are actually HIV positive. Oraquick is not as accurate as blood-based testing in a lab, which has been shown to be 99.7% accurate at identifying positive test results.
How often is OraQuick wrong?
Clinical testing revealed that OraQuick would likely deliver one false negative test result for every 13 true positive test results. That could lead to up to 3,800 people per year thinking they do not have HIV, when in reality, they are infected with the virus.