Rapid home HIV test kit VScan in India

VScan rapid test kit to instantly diagnose HIV infection is now available in India.

VScan rapid test kit is a single use test for the screening of HIV infection caused by strains 1&2 which are common in the Asian region including India.

This easy to use rapid HIV test kits can also be used to diagnose hepatitis B&C, tuberculosis (TB), dengue fever and West Nile virus.

Medical Services International Inc announced that VScan rapid test kit has been launched in India through its India based biotech company.

Medical Services International Inc has received the license from the Indian government for manufacturing and sale of HIV test kits in India.

The license allows the sale of VScan test kits on all sales levels including retail.

The market for HIV rapid test kits in India is growing. The demand for a rapid test kit for HIV in India is expected to exceed 7,000,000 test kits per year.

India is planning to scale up prevention of HIV to avoid having to spend an increasing share of its health budget on treatment of AIDS patients, according the World Bank and other agencies.

India spends about 5 percent of its $5.4 billion healthcare budget on treating AIDS patients.

India has over 2.5 million patients currently. The county is among the top three countries with the highest number of HIV cases, alongside South Africa and Nigeria.

HIV cases are on the rise in India’s capital city of New Delhi as well as its commercial hub of Mumbai, in the norther and the northeastern parts of the country.

India may have to spend $1.8 billion by 2020, about 7 percent of the total health expenditure, the World Bank said.

Medical Services International Inc. trades in the United States on the NQB Pinksheets under the symbol MSITF”.

In India HIV test kits are manufactured by several companies under diffrent brand names including Eliscan HIV 1/ 2 by Rnabaxy Diagnostics, New Delhi, Elik by Cadila Pharmaceuticals Mehsana, HIV
Chex by Xcyton Diagnostic Pvt. Ltd.Bangalore, Microlisa HIV1 / 2, by Mitra & Co. Ltd., N.Delhi, Enzaids HIV 1 / 2 by Span Diagnostics Ltd, Surat, Vira-Lisa (ELISA) by Endocrine Technologies India Pvt Ltd, Secunderabad, ERBA LISA HIV 1+2 by Transasia Biomedical Ltd, Daman, First Response to HIV 1.2.0 Card Test by PMC India Pvt. Ltd. Daman, Comb. Aid Hiv 1 / 2 by Span Diagnostics Ltd. Surat, Hiv Tri Dot by J. Mitra & Co. Ltd. New Delhi, Retrocheck HIV-WB by Qualpro Diagnostics Goa, Retroguick HIV, Qualpro Diagnostics Goa, HIV Comb by J. Mitra & Co. Ltd, New Delhi, Pareekshak HIV ½ Spot Test by Bharat Biotech India (P) Ltd, Bangalore, Pareekshak HIV ½ Elisa, HIV
I & II by Apex Diagnostics, Mumbai-1, Retrolisa 3.0(HIV I/Ii) by Qualpro Diagnostics, Goa, Elisa, HIV I & II by Ibeejay Trade Links, Mumbai, Elecsys Hiv Combi by Roche Diagnostics India Pvt.Ltd, Mumbai,
Elisa, HIV1 & 2 by Westren Blot, J.Mitra &Co. Pvt. Ltd., Western Blot, HIV E1a Comb by J.Mitra & Co. Pvt. Ltd, Immunocomb Based, Diagnos HIV B1-Dot by J.Mitra & Co. Pvt. Ltd and HIV Chek Rapid Test Kit by Aspen Laboratories, Pvt Ltd, Delhi .

Among the imported rapid HIV test kits are Murex HIV 1.2.0 (Ge94/95) by Murex Biotech Ltd. U.K and Elisa Murex Hiv-2 (Ge 22) by Murex Biotech Ltd. U.K and Murex Hiv Ag/Ab-Combination (Ge 41/42).

Rapid Antibody Tests are immunoassays intended for use as a point-of-care test to diagnose HIV infection. Home Access Express HIV-1 Test is the only USFDA-approved home test. The patient can collect a drop of blood can mails the sample to a laboratory.

Any positive test result obtained through rapid HIV test kits should be confirmed by a lab using the Western Blot.

OraQuick, OraSure are some of the commonly available antibody tests. OraSure provides results in 20 minutes. The blood, plasma or oral fluid is mixed in a vial. It can detect HIV 1 and HIV 2.

Orasure tests for HIV from the tissues of cheeks and gums. It is an antibody test which first employs ELISA, then Western Blot.

Uni-Gold rapid HIV antibody test provides results in 10–12 minutes.

The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot are the standard test used in HIV diagnosis

ELISA test uses person’s serum to detect antibodies.In the Western blot procedure, cells are placed into a slab of gel, to which an electrical current is passed.