Product Details: Brand J.Mithra Kit Type HIV Test Kit (Rapid) (Tri Dot) Sensitivity 100% WHO Evaluation Specificity 100% WHO Evaluation Result Time Within 3 Minutes Cat. No IR130100 Intended Use:The HIV TRI-DOT test is a visual, rapid, sensitive and accurate immunoassay for the differential detection of HIV-1 & HIV-2 antibodies (IgG,IgM & IgA) in human serum or plasma using HIV-1 & HIV-2 Antigens immobilized on an immunofiltration membrane. The test is a screening test for Anti HIV-1 and HIV-2 and is for in vitro diagnostic use only. Salient Features: Rapid visual test ,based on Flow Through Technology. Differential detection of HIV-1 & HIV-2. Detection of group O & subtype C. Use of envelop antigens gp41& C terminus of gp120 for HIV-1 & gp36 for HIV-2. 100% sensitivity & 100% specificity as per WHO Evaluation. Shelf life 24 months at 2-8C Available in convenient pack sizes- 50 Tests and 100 Tests. Results within 3 minutes. No instrument required. In built quality control dot. Evaluations: WHO Evaluation: Evaluation report from UNAIDS (WHO), CH-1211Geneva,Switzerland Aug 1999 the Sensitivity and Specificity of HIV TRI-DOT is 100 % .The panel used for evaluation of HIV TRI-DOT by Institute of Tropical Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre in AIDS, Belgium also included HIV-O virus, which was found reactive with HIV TRI-DOT. NIMHANS BANGALORE: Evaluation report from National HIV Reference Laboratories of Government of India , claiming Sensitivity and Specificity of HIV TRI-DOT to be 100 %. CMC VELLORE: Evaluated by Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore and published in JCM, vol. 38, Issue 2000,claiming 99.5% sensitivity and 99.9% specificity. NARI PUNE: Evaluation Report from National AIDS Research Institute(NARI-Pune) claiming sensitivity & Specificity to be 100 %. Approved by Drug Controller General of India( DCGI) for the usage in Blood Banks.