VIH self-test

HIV screening

VIH® self-test
Nominated for the 2016 Prix Galien

In Italy, 3695 new HIV cases * in 2014. The risk of infection therefore remains real.
Now you can take the test at home! Available in pharmacies in Italy!

autotest VIH® is a rapid test for HIV that you can do at home.

autotest VIH® is the first and only self-test for the diagnosis of HIV infection to have obtained the CE mark in Italy.

autotest VIH® is available in pharmacies and can be purchased without a prescription.

autotest VIH® is reliable for the diagnosis of HIV infection which occurred at least 3 months earlier by simply taking blood from the fingertip.

You can perform the test in the privacy of your home
Easy to use (3 operations, 5 minutes total)
Result in 15 minutes

* HIV is the virus responsible for AIDS

For who ?

VIH® self-test is for people who want to know their HIV status.

With 3695 new HIV infections (1) registered in Italy in 2014, the risk of transmission remains real.

Some groups of people are at greater risk of exposure to the virus, because they live in regions with a high prevalence or carry out practices that expose them to the risk of contagion. These people are recommended to get tested regularly (2).

(1) HIV / AIDS surveillance in Europe, Surveillance Report, ECDC & WHO, 2014.

(2) Document «Autotests de dépistage de infection par le VIH», Haute Autorité de Santé. March 2015.

Because ?

There is currently no vaccine that can prevent HIV infection. However, treatments are available for infected individuals that substantially reduce the risk of transmission.

VIH® autotest can serve as a complement to conventional diagnostic services (1).

autotest VIH® has been developed to offer a practical and confidential method to check your HIV status after a possible exposure to the virus that occurred more than three months previously.

In the event of a positive result, the test enables the person to contact the doctor and start treatment after having performed a confirmatory laboratory test. If treatment for HIV infection is initiated promptly, the life expectancy of those affected is similar to that of the rest of the population. Indeed, the mortality of HIV-infected men treated with antiretroviral therapy for more than three years is comparable to that of the general population (3).

If the result is negative, it means that the person is likely not infected and their HIV status is of no concern, provided the most recent risk of exposure is at least three months earlier.

How ?

autotest VIH® is a blood test based on immunochromatographic assay.

autotest VIH® does not require the use of special materials or devices other than those contained in the package.

autotest VIH® can be used privately in your own home.

By simply taking a drop of blood from the fingertip, the VIH® autotest allows to highlight the presence of anti-HIV-1 and / or anti-HIV-2 antibodies.

autotest VIH® can be purchased in all pharmacies in Italy without a prescription.

For more information, contact your pharmacist.

Each pack contains:

Instructions for use illustrated
Safety scalpel for taking a drop of blood
Test tube with integrated collection device to detect the presence of anti-HIV-1 and / or anti-HIV-2 antibodies
Bandaid.

VIH® autotest is easy to perform and to read. The result appears written in just 15 minutes.

If in doubt about the result, consult your doctor.

Features and functions

Packaging : disposable kit

CE mark 0459 (French Notification Body: LNE / G-MED)

Storage: between +8 and + 30 ° C. Keep away from sunlight

Type of sample: 2.5 microliters of capillary blood

Sensitivity *: 100% of HIV-positive subjects obtained a correct result with this test

Specificity *: 99.8% of seronegative subjects obtained a correct result with this test.

Reliability : A feasibility study on the use of the test by people without specific skills showed that over 99.2% of participants obtained an interpretable result and over 98.1% interpreted it correctly. Positive results were interpreted correctly in 100% of cases.

Interferences : No significant interferences were found that could potentially affect the test result when examining samples containing substances or affected by disease.

The window period (seroconversion) of the VIH® self-test can last up to three months, which means that HIV infections that have occurred within the past three months may not be detected by the test.