In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.951012192337.11050A-100000 at beta.loyno.edu>,
addavis at BETA.LOYNO.EDU (Scott Davis) wrote:
> First off, I can tell that you are a salesman and not a scientist. Such
> a test is not in existence. How would this work?! I think you might
> work on something else.
>> Scott
In actual fact there is a test for anti-HIV antibodies in saliva. In a lab
I was working in a few years back we were asked to assess this for an
insurance company, although I wasn't directly involved in this. As I
recall the test worked, but I don't know anything about the sensitivity or
what became of it. I do remember that the testee had to chew on a cotton
wool swab for about 10 minutes to get enough saliva though...
Graeme
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