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Brown Researchers
Create HIV Rapid Test Video
Brown University medical researchers have created the first educational video on rapid HIV testing.
Brown University medical researchers have created the first educational video on rapid HIV testing. The video reviews the rapid testing process, which is administered with a saliva swab, a finger stick, or a blood draw.
The video is mainly intended to give health care providers and outreach workers an efficient way to educate their patients about the virus and testing for it, according to a press release. Do You Know About Rapid HIV Testing? features Brown and the Harvard medical researchers. Abbott Diagnostics Inc., which distributes the OraQuick Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test, paid for a portion of the production costs. (The Advocate)
