Abbott test detects HIV earlier

Hospital and public health laboratories are now detecting early-stage HIV infections sooner than previous tests since the launch of Abbott’s Architect HIV Ag/Ab combo assay, a combination antigen-antibody test, in 2010.

Researchers reported finding early stage infections in places not known for high HIV prevalence like Sioux Falls, S.D., where HIV infections are believed to be low.  

Experts presented their observations this week at an Abbott-sponsored workshop at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry annual meeting.

Abbott is based in Lake Forest.