Multiplo Tp/HIV Self-Test

"The Multiplo TP/HIV Antibody Test (MedMira Laboratories Inc., Halifax, NS), \[Multiplo TP/HIV Test\] is a single use, rapid, vertical-flow in vitro qualitative immunoassay for the detection of antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1/Type 2 and Treponema pallidum (Syphilis) in human fingerstick blood. The Multiplo® TP/HIV Test is intended as an aid in the diagnosis of HIV1/2 and Syphilis infections in patients with signs and symptoms of HIV and syphilis. The test is intended for use by trained personnel in medical facilities, clinical laboratories, emergency care situations, and physicians' offices as an in vitro diagnostic device capable of providing results in less than five minutes. The Multiplo TP/HIV Test has not yet sought approval for self-testing. All required pre and post-test counselling guidelines must be followed in each setting in which the Multiplo TP/HIV Test is used. Results are read visually."