HIV Self-Testing Kit Gives Result In 15 Mins

The first legally approved HIV self testing kit, which claims to have with a 99.7% accuracy rate, has gone sale in the UK. The BioSURE HIV Self Test uses a small amount of blood from a finger prick to detect HIV antibodies and gives a result in just 15 minutes. An estimated 26,000 people in the UK have HIV but are unaware of it, making them unknowingly responsible for the majority of onwards transmissions. Dr Michael Brady of Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust described the new home testing kit as a "really exciting development".