News on HIV and HCV Testing, and in Praise of Accurate Screening Tests

Two screening tests are in the news this week — the OraQuick home test for HIV (likely to be approved later this year) and the standard blood test for hepatitis C virus (now recommended by the CDC for all baby boomers). Of course, no screening test is perfect, but these two are “definitely good enough to be used broadly,” writes Dr. Paul Sax in his blog HIV and ID Observations.